Best Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

Here’s how to make the BEST Snickerdoodles… ever.

Yesterday was my Dad’s birthday – HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

A few years ago he went through chemo and radiation and in the process, his taste buds changed. Therefore, many of the foods he once loved, tasted different or bad. Given this, he’s learned to love more plain and simple foods. Enter the BEST Snickerdoodle.

Growing up, I don’t really remember him particularly loving Snickerdoodles. However, since having one at a Farmer’s Market over the summer, he’s become a big fan.

I wanted to surprise him with a box of big, soft, chewy Snickerdoodles. Because, what’s better, right?

Luckily, I came upon Modern Honey’s recipe, which looked a lot better than a recipe I used to use. These are light but buttery cookies that are dusted with the perfect balance of cinnamon and sugar. This recipe gave me soft Snickerdoodles for days. While my older recipe had a great flavor, they’d turned to hockey pucks quickly. Regardless of the recipe, Snickerdoodles should be stored in an airtight container or gallon-sized Ziploc bag.

Tips for Butter in Snickerdoodles

It’s incredibly important to make sure your butter is room temperature. While I’ve found tricks claiming to quickly turn cold butter into room-temperature butter, they typically yield a subpar result. In my experience, the most accurate trick is to to cut up the butter into small pieces so it gets to room-temperature faster. But really, there is no substitute for butter slowly coming to room-temperature. Warming it gives it a melted consistency which won’t fluff up with sugar the same way. That said, cutting up the butter will yield the correct consistency.

Cinnamon in Snickerdoodles

Any Cinnamon works well, but I came across Vietnamese Cinnamon at the store and it piqued my curiosity. I’ve used it on everything I can; french toast, cocktails, cinnamon-sugar toast and now Snickerdoodles. It’s more potent, a lot goes a long way and it’s bold flavor is extremely aromatic. It’s always fun to play with different versions of the same ingredient. Sometimes subtle changes make all the difference.

Yield: 24 cookies

Best Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles

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The best soft and chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies. Dusted with sugar and bold Vietnamese Cinnamon.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• For the Cookie Dough
• 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour (measured by spooning flour into the measuring cup, then leveling with a knife)
• 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• Cinnamon-Sugar Dusting Mixture:
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 tbsp cinnamon (I used Vietnamese Cinnamon for a strong, bolder flavor)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, or in large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4-5 minutes until the mixture looks fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla. Cream for 1-2 minutes longer.
3. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and
   salt, just until combined.
4. In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon.
5. Drop dough balls into the cinnamon-sugar mixture and coat well. For flatter Snickerdoodles, press a small divot into the middle of each dough ball before placing cookie sheet into the oven.
6. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for 11-12 minutes. Let cookies cool on a baking sheet before moving them from pan to cooling rack (or straight into your mouth.)

Notes

Cookies are best served warm. If you're desiring the "fresh-baked" feel, microwave older cookies for 10-12 seconds.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 135mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 2g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.

I love having these cookies with cold glass of milk or a warm cup of chamomile tea with a bit of honey.

My dad couldn’t believe how outstanding they were. I was thrilled. Snickerdoodles make a thoughtful birthday gift, house warming gift, or even a nice surprise.

Even my husband – a self-described “chocoholic” snuck two for “breakfast dessert” – cue eye roll.

If you’re looking for something else to fill your belly, check out some of my other recipes.