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Snickerdoodle Cookies

“Chewy or Fluffy?” This is the ultimate snickerdoodle debate. Fortunately my delicious snickerdoodle cookies recipe covers both options. Check out the tips in the main article if you want to convert this to a fluffy snickerdoodle recipe.

  • Author: Beatriz Garcia
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 36 cookies 1x
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Ingredients

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  • 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar (3 tablespoons sugar + 1 tablespoon cinnamon)

Instructions

Start pre-heating your oven to 350°F (176°C). Take butter out of fridge.

Combine the Ingredients

Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Set aside.

Beat the room temperature butter until it’s smooth and creamy, then add the sugar and mix until it becomes light yellow and fluffy. 

Add the vanilla to your butter and sugar mixture and mix until combined.

Next, add eggs one at a time, beating until each is well incorporated.

Spoon in ⅓ of your dry ingredient mixture and mix until incorporated. Add another ⅓ and mix. Finally, add the final ⅓ of dry ingredients and stop mixing when everything comes together.

Shape & Coat the Dough, Bake

Roll 1.5 tablespoons of the snickerdoodle cookie dough into a ball and coat in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Immediately after rolling the snickerdoodle cookie dough in cinnamon sugar, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet 2-inches apart.

Bake the cookies at 350°F (176°C) for 9-11 minutes.

Let them cool then serve!

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