Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe (2024)

Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe is the perfect fall dessert for cinnamon lovers. If you want an easy to make soft & chewy snickerdoodle cookie – with or without white chocolate chips, this is for you.

Do you love snickerdoodles? We are huge cinnamon lovers in this house, so when the weather starts turning cool, this Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe is our “go-to” recipe to kick off the fall season.

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I’m a bit particular about my snickerdoodles. It can be hard to find a recipe that is not only easy to make but results in a super soft & chewy cookie.

Rest assured, this recipe that I have been making for at least the last 20+ years is the answer to all your cookie woes.

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I love it because it’s a no-chill recipe. For me, when I want a cookie, it is absolute torture to have to plan ahead.

I love my chilled cookie recipes, but geesh, sometimes I just have to have one NOW & these are the cookies to make when that happens.

Here are some commonly asked questions

CAN YOU ADD A GLAZE TO THESE COOKIES?

Absolutely! I added a simple 2-ingredient glaze to half this batch. Not only did it add that extra sweetness that one sometimes craves, but it also helped the cookies retain more moisture & last longer. Win-Win if you ask me.

HOW TO STORE SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Any airtight container will do. I recommend a large container like this one, but a ziptop bag is fine too.

I just prefer the container over the bag because it helps protect the cookies & keeps them from breaking.

Also- be sure to keep them at room temperature. They tend to dry out faster when subjected to cold.

How do I properly measure the flour?

The official way is to spoon the flour into the measuring cup & level off. This makes sure the flour isn’t packed tightly into your measuring cup, adding more than you need, as that will make your cookies too dry.

Sometimes if you fluff your flour with a spoon, then gently scoop the flour into the measuring cup, taking care to not pack the flour it will work just fine.

But for this recipe, you will want to spoon in and level off.

Can this recipe be doubled?

You can, and we do it often. I like to make a double batch so I can send some home with my son when he visits.

HOW DO YOU MAKE SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES?

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line several baking sheets with parchment & set aside.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon & salt. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar together.
5. Add egg and egg yolk and vanilla & mix until just combined.
6. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the butter mixture slowly and beat until a creamy dough forms.
7. Whisk together coating ingredients in a small bowl.
8. Fold in white chocolate chips – if using.
9. Shape dough into balls & roll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.
10. Place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
11. Add a couple more white chocolate chips to the tops of the dough if using.
12. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be puffy and soft but will flatten as they cool. Cool on wire rack at least 20 minutes before transferring to an airtight container.
13. If adding the glaze, wait until cookies are completely cooled before doing so.
14. Once cooled, whisk together glaze ingredients & dip cookies into the mixture.
15. Place on parchment paper to dry before serving.

Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

To make this recipe you will need…

• butter
• granulated sugar
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• cream of tartar
• baking soda
• table salt
• granulated sugar
• cinnamon
• Confectioners sugar & milk for glazed version
• white chocolate chips – optional

Seriously – the best snicker doodle cookie recipe- EVER!

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Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe & White Chocolate Snickerdoodles

Course Dessert

Servings: 48

Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe is the perfect fall dessert for cinnamon lovers. If you want an easy to make soft & chewy snickerdoodle cookie – with or without white chocolate chips, this is for you.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Ingredients

Dough

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp table salt
• 1 cup butter 2 sticks -softened
• 1⅓ cups granulated sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1 egg yolk room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 12 ounces white chocolate chips optional

Coating

• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Optional Glaze

• 1 cup Confectioners sugar
• 1-2 tbsp milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

• Line several baking sheets with parchment & set aside.

• In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon & salt. Set aside.

• In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar together.

• Add egg and egg yolk and vanilla & mix until just combined.

• Add the dry ingredient mixture to the butter mixture slowly and beat until a creamy dough forms.

• Fold in white chocolate chips – if using.

• Whisk together coating ingredients in a small bowl.

• Shape dough into balls & roll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture.

• Place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

• Add a couple more chocolate chips to the tops of the dough if using.

• Bake 10-12 minutes. Cookies will be puffy and soft, but will flatten as they cool. Cool on wire rack at least 20 minutes before transferring to an airtight container.

• If adding the glaze, wait until cookies are completely cooled before doing so.

• Once cooled, whisk together glaze ingredients & dip cookies into the mixture.

• Place on parchment paper to dry before serving.

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