BEST Snickerdoodle Recipe
With no chill time required, this perfectly chewy, slightly tangy snickerdoodle recipe is a riff on my popular sugar cookies. Rolled in cinnamon sugar, best of luck having just one!
Servings: 24 medium cookies (roughly)
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar plus ¼ cup for rolling cookie dough balls
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt until well incorporated.
- In the bowl of a mixer (or with a hand mixer), whip together butter, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla over medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl halfway through. Butter/sugar mixture should look creamy and fluffy.
- Add egg and mix until just incorporated.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and combine until just incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Do not over-mix.
- No need to chill the dough! Roll dough into 2 tablespoon-sized balls. Roll balls generously in ¼ cup sugar mixed with cinnamon, and then place at least 2 inches apart on the lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes until the cookies are just set and the edges are light golden.
- Let cookies cool for 5 minutes before devouring or placing on a wire rack to cool completely!
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Notes
- No need to refrigerate snickerdoodle dough! I tested refrigerating the cookie dough for 2 hours and not refrigerating it. I actually preferred not refrigerating dough for this recipe. The result was a softer, more delicious cookie.
- Double the cinnamon for a more cinnamon-forward cookie.
- Bake in batches if needed, depending on the size of your baking sheet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 0.004mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg