The Best Snickerdoodles Recipe. Buttery, crispy, soft & chewy!
The Best Snickerdoodles Recipe. Buttery, crispy, soft & chewy! These fantastic soft and chewy Snickerdoodles are made with just a few simple ingredients, including real dairy butter in one of the simplest and most addictive cookies ever.
Originally published Sept 2012.
So what makes a the best snickerdoodles recipe? A good snickerdoodle cookie is simplicity itself.
I've had several versions in my lifetime but many of them fell more on the cake-y side. I much prefer this version which has a crisp sugary cinnamon crust and then a soft, chewy and very buttery inside.
The butter is important; while many recipes use half vegetable shortening, I still prefer the taste of an all butter cookie.
This very simple cookie looks quite unassuming but be warned, they can be very addictive. Eating just one may be a challenge.
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The Best Snickerdoodles Recipe - buttery, crispy, soft & chewy!
These fantastic soft and chewy Snickerdoodles are made with just a few simple ingredients, including real dairy butter in one of the simplest and most addictive cookies ever.
Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 2½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the dry ingredients and combine just until a soft dough forms. Chill the dough for a couple of hours.
- Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in the cinnamon sugar. Place the balls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn a golden brown color. These cookies may fall after taken out of the oven but that is fine, that's a normal part of what makes them soft and chewy.
- Cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
The total time noted does not include chilling the dough. Allow 1 or 2 hours for that when planning to bake these cookies.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1 cookieAmount Per Serving Calories 171Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 36mgSodium 120mgCarbohydrates 23gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 2g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Best Snickerdoodle recipe ever!My family couldn't get enough and I had to make a second batch two days later. Definitely going into the frequently used category!
Thanks! I couldn't agree more.
Does it have to be real butter or will margarine work too?
All butter! We are talking flavour from just a few simple ingredients so they are important. I never use margarine for baking. Butter is where the flavour is.
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Wondering if I can freeze either the formed unbaked balls or the baked cookies themselves without losing texture or flavour? These are deliciously flavoured, melt-in-your mouth snickerdoodles. Have discarded all previous recipes!
I often freeze cookie dough in balls to use later but never tried it with this one, but I think it should be fine. I'd definitely save the cinnamon sugar step until just before baking though.
These cookies look so delicious! We should try these the next time we bake a batch of cookies. Thanks for sharing the recipe!