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The perfect snickerdoodle cookies are chewy and soft. This cookie recipe has just the right amount of cinnamon and sugar to make perfect snickerdoodles!
This may be my most baked cookie recipe. These snickerdoodle cookies are soft and full of cinnamon flavor. The use of almond extract instead of vanilla gives it a nice almond flavor that compliments the cinnamon.
The cream of tartar gives the snickerdoodle it’s trademark tang and chewiness. The perfect soft and puffy texture.
Ingredients Needed
- Butter
- Sugar, granulated sugar and brown sugar
- Eggs
- All Purpose Flour
- Cream of Tarter
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Extract, almond or vanilla
How to Make Snickerdoodles
- Cream butter and sugar, beating well so that it is light and fluffy.Â
- Add eggs and mix to combine.
- Add dry ingredients and mix just until combined, don’t over mix your cookie dough, it will make it tough.
- Form the dough into small balls, about the size of a golf ball or slightly smaller and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.Â
- Place dough 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degree F. until the edges begin to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes. You want them to be soft and chewy Do not over bake.
Tips
- Use a cookie scoop to make sure the cookies are all the same size. This helps them bake evenly.
- Allow cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes and then move them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- If you want to try something new, add 1 cup of white chocolate chips to the cookie dough.
- You can use the parchment paper for more than one batch of cookies, I usually use mine for 4-6 batches, turning it over half way through the batches.
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Snickerdoodle Cookies
A perfect snickerdoodle cookie is chewy and soft. This cookie recipe has just the right amount of cinnamon and sugar to make perfect snickerdoodles!
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:10 minutes
Total:20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract or almond
- 4 Tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar and eggs together
- Add in vanilla or almond extract
- Mix in flour, cream of tarter, soda, salt
- Mix together sugar and cinnamon
- Form dough into balls and roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture
- Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes
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Nutrition Facts:
Serving: 1cookie Calories: 126kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 18g (6%) Protein: 1g (2%) Fat: 5g (8%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 23mg (8%) Sodium: 117mg (5%) Potassium: 27mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 10g (11%) Vitamin A: 171IU (3%) Calcium: 8mg (1%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
Kate says
omg. these cookies really look yummy! the cookies look like they have cinnamon but I guess it doesn’t because its not in the list of ingredient. Is there a way to add cinnamon in it? Im absolutely inlove with cinnamon but don’t have enough knowledge with cooking to experiment 😀
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Leigh Anne says
Good catch Kate – that last 2 tsp sugar should actually be 2 tsp cinnamon. I’ve changed the recipe. Thanks!
Susan says
Leigh Anne These sound so good, I making them tomorrow morning for my son in Afghanistan. I thought that I would divide the dough in three parts and let his unit vote on which variation they like best. Also trying your Malted Milk Ball Chewies. Plus a recipe from my sister. And always a pan full of Brownies. thanks so much for all the great recipes. One note: I noticed that most blogs don’t show how many cookies the batch makes. Where do you get Kraft caramel bits? I am using Heath Bar Bits tomorrow though.
Leigh Anne says
What a good mom you are and what lucky boys they will be! I bought the Kraft caramel bits at Target (ours has a grocery store in it) The Heath Bar Bits will be yummy too. Thanks to your son and his unit for their service.
Kathy @ The Sugar Queen says
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I’ve never thought to add Heath Bar bits or almond extract to Snickerdoodles, but what a great idea. I’m going to give it a try!
Jeanne says
Thanks for the almond tip–I love it too. Where’s my apron?
Julie says
Almond extract also makes everything better–what a great idea! I think I”ll give that a try in my next batch of snickerdoodles too.
Leigh Anne says
Totally agree – everything is better with almond extract. I was at my hairdressers house the other day and her daughter had spilled a whole bottle in the kitchen and I loved being able to sit there and smell almond while getting my hair done!