Snickerdoodle Recipe

Snickerdoodle Recipe

20 min

Super soft and full of cinnamon, this snickerdoodle recipe is one we've made for decades that is beyond delicious and NO-FAIL!

Ingredients

  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, (just softened)
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a stand mixer, cream together butter (barely softened) and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and blend well.

  4. 4

    Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix well.

  5. 5

    In a small bowl, combine ⅓ cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon.

  6. 6

    Use a small cookie scoop to scoop out dough and roll it into a ball. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture - twice.

  7. 7

    Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

  8. 8

    Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let sit on the cookie sheet for a few additional minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.