Published 12/4/2021 • Updated 4/25/2024 Looking for more cookies to add to your holiday cookie tin? Make these delicious maple sugar cookies or these fun ginger whoopie pies.
The Best Chewy Snickerdoodle (+Most Delicious!)
If you grew up eating snickerdoodle cookies, you know that snickerdoodle cookies are a well known and nostalgic cookie recipe for a lot of people. They are made with cinnamon and sugar and have delicious tartness to them.
What does a snickerdoodle taste like?
A snickerdoodle tastes mostly like cinnamon and sugar in a cake-like cookie. There is a little bit of tartness from most snickerdoodles that comes from the cream of tarter. They are so chewy and delicious. Let your butter and sugar cream until fluffy. It is important to cream your butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy. You want the sugar to become smooth rather than granulated. You also want to add air to your cookie dough. Don’t skip refrigerating the dough. Refrigerating the cookie dough is important because it firms up the dough so when you roll the cookies they will take longer to flatten. It leaves you with a chewy and cake-like cookie rather than a flat cookie. Stand Mixer: we’ve tested these cookies with both a stand mixer and hand mixer and let me tell you, a stand mixer is SO MUCH EASIER! If you do end up using a hand mixer, your shoulder might get a little sore creaming the butter 😀
Ingredients You Need
Most of the ingredients for this cookies are classic cookie ingredients.
All-purpose flour: we decided to use only all purpose flour rather than a blend of flours to keep these snickerdoodle cookies light, fluffy, and chewy. Cream of tartar: the cream of tarter adds tartness and acts as a leavener for these snickerdoodle cookies. Baking soda: another ingredient that aids in leavening these cookies. Salt: a pinch of salt brings out Unsalted butter: use room temperature unsalted butter so you can control the amount of salt you put into your cookies. Light brown sugar: we wanted a lighter color to these cookies so we used light brown sugar. The brown sugar also adds a bit of chewiness to the snickerdoodle cookies. Granulated sugar: we added a bit more sweetness to these cookies with white sugar. Vanilla extract: vanilla extract adds richness to the snickerdoodles. Large eggs: don’t skip the large eggs for flax eggs, you need the real deal. Ground cinnamon: one of the main ingredients of the snickerdoodle is ground cinnamon.
How to Make Snickerdoodles
How do I get my snickerdoodles extra sugary?
If you would like your snickerdoodles extra sugary (and cinnamon-y) you can roll the cookie balls twice in cinnamon sugar. Cream of tarter is a white powder with a tart flavor that acts as a leavener. You don’t need cream of tarter to make these cookies, but the cookies will lack that delicious tartness. Another option is to bake the snickerdoodles and when the cookies have sat for a few minutes, lift the cookies up and set the baked cookie in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Flip the cookie to cover both the top and bottom of the cookie.
Why are my snickerdoodle cookies flat?
Your snicker doodles could be flat for a few reasons. See some of the options below. Refrigerate longer. It is tempting to cut the refrigeration time in half. Don’t do it! The cookies may flatten faster in the oven if the cookie dough is not firm enough. Old flour. Sometimes old flour can cause the cookie so flatten or taste off. Old baking soda or cream of tartar. Old leavening agents could attribute to flat cookies. Be sure they are fresh.
Can I add ingredients to my snickerdoodles?
Feel free to add mix-ins to your snickerdoodles. Below are some of our favorite additions.
cinnamon chips chocolate chips rasins
Storage
Let the snickerdoodles cool completely before placing them in an airtight container before placing them in the refrigerator for up to 7-10 days. Fit Foodie Cooking Club
Freezing Instructions
You can either freeze the snickerdoodle cookies themselves or the cookie dough before baking. Cookies: to freeze the cookies, let the cookies cool completely before placing them in a freezer bag. Place them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Cookie Dough: to freeze the cookie dough for later, form the snickerdoodle dough into a log and roll that log into plastic wrap. Place the log in the freezer and freeze the dough for up to 3 months.
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