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Before today I had never made a cookie with cinnamon.
Or without chocolate. I tried to make one the other day, but we all know how that turned out……. Chocolate Butter Pecan Cookies.
Cookie dough spiced up with cinnamon and rolled in cinnamon sugar? Holy Yum! Like let your stress melt away. What to cook for dinner, um Thanksgiving, Christmas shopping, oh yeah and that work deadline will be all but forgotten after your first whiff.
See my mom is a complete chocoholic so growing up all of our desserts were covered, doused, or stuffed with chocolate. Pumpkin pie? Apple Pie? Cheesecake? No way, around our house it was chocolate, butter, sugar, peanut butter covered with chocolate and more chocolate.
Snickerddoodles are a pretty common holiday cookie so I figured I better give them a try. I mean anything with cinnamon, butter and sugar has to be good.
Traditionally most snickerdoodles are thin and crisp. Not these snickerdoodles! They are fat, fluffy and soft. And oh so delicious.
The perfect bite, it makes you feel all cozy inside! Gotta love holiday baking!
Just look at them they are so cute!
Fat and Fluffy Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon cinnamon for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla, mixing well until combine, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix until dough comes together. Add in milk. If dough is still crumbly, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until it comes together. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In a bowl combine remaining sugar and cinnamon. Remove dough from fridge and roll into big 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in cinnamon sugar mixture and place on baking sheet. Lightly press down on dough to flatten it. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.
Nutrition
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It is even rumored that these are one of Santa’s favorites and now I totally understand why!
I’ve been looking for a snickerdoodle recipe without the bitterness of cream of tartar so thank you very much for putting this together- these are the best!!
Hey Nancy,
Thanks a bunch for making this recipe and your feedback, so glad it was a hit!
Have the best Sunday!
Made these when I realized I was out of baking soda. I doubled the recipe and added another 1/4 cup of sugar to the doubled recipe, and 1 teaspoon of cream of tarter. It turned out really well, so far everyone’s complimented them.
Hey Rachel,
Awesome! I appreciate you making this recipe and your comment, so glad it was enjoyed!
These are definitely not snickerdoodles. I would call them cinnamon cookies, but they are nothing like real snickerdoodles. I was very disappointed in the outcome. They are missing the tang from their lack of cream of tarter for sure
These cookies turned out tasty but I am missing the twang of cream of tarter. Could I add a tsp of cream of tarter?
Hey Mary,
Awesome!! I love to hear that this recipe turned out well for you and appreciate you giving it a try! Sure, I bet that would be just fine for you to do! xT
Is this the recipe you used to make the snickerdoodle bars in your holiday cookie box? What is the cook time for the bars and are there any changes in the recipe that I should make to turn them into bars? Thanks!
Hi Sara,
So sorry, I do not have a recipe to share just yet for the bars! Let me know if you give these cookies a try, I hope you love them! xx