Let’s learn how to make classic snickerdoodles easily and quickly. This cinnamon crinkly sugar cookie has less sugar, more cinnamon and plenty of flavor in a smaller portion. You can learn to indulge in your favorite desserts without wasting a lot of unnecessary calories or making huge portions that you eat for days on end. This particular recipe makes one dozen but it doubles or quintuples very well! The batter freezes very well for future use, too. Simply add a couple minutes extra to the baking time.

This is a basic sugar cookie with the addition of cinnamon. Cinnamon is one of those spices that is incredibly good at adding a wonderful flavor without a lot of effort. It is thought to have Germanic or Dutch origins and is also called a snipdoodle cookie.

Cream of tartar is considered a key ingredient in this cinnamon sugar cookie, but I’m here to tell you that it’s not necessary! Learning how to make snickerdoodles without cream of tartar is also easy. Simply replace it with equal amounts of baking powder. You will get a very similar texture and taste without having to buy an expensive ingredient you rarely use in baking. In fact, my cream of tartar was bought in 2017 and I’ve only used it a handful of times. However, if you do want to invest in cream of tartar, it will last indefinitely unless it becomes contaminated with other ingredients or wet.

The snickerdoodle seems to be very popular in the Mennonite faith. As a result, that’s how I first came to learn about them. Some of my family were Mennonites and would bring dozens of these wonderful cookies to my Great-Grandmother when they came for a visit. Sometimes they would be soft, crinkly and chewy. Other times they would be crisp and crunchy. No matter how they showed up, they were devoured in minutes.

You’ll love how easy this recipe is to make. You cream together butter and sugar. Then, fold in the dry ingredients and roll in cinnamon sugar after a brief chilling in the fridge. That’s all you have to do! Also, this is a wonderful recipe to make gluten free. Simply replace the flour with your choice of GF flour. So let’s get to making classic snickerdoodles right away!

So, do you need more help? Checkout this brief video tutorial which will show you how to make snickerdoodles easily. After that, you’ll be making your own in just a few minutes!

Snickerdoodles Cookie

This is a popular cinnamon and sugar covered sugar cookie. These chewy and crinkly cookies are easy, delicious and fun to make.

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Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time10 minutes minutes

Chill30 minutes minutes

Total Time50 minutes minutes

Servings1 dozen

Calories 108.2

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup (150g) flour
• ½ cup (113g) softened butter
• ½ cup (100g) sugar
• 1 large (50g) egg
• 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
• ½ tsp (3g) salt
• ¼ tsp (1g) baking powder
• ¼ tsp (1g) cream of tartar*

Topping

• 1 tbs (13g) sugar
• 2 tsp (4g) cinnamon

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F (190C.)
• Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking powder and salt in small bowl.
• In large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until creamy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.  Chill 30 minutes.
• On a plate or in a plastic bag, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Divide dough into 12 balls. Roll or shake dough in the cinnamon sugar.
• Place dough onto baking sheet 2" (5cm) apart.
• Bake 8 – 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.  Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

*If you do not have cream of tartar, use 1/2 tsp (2g) baking powder.

Nutrition Facts

Snickerdoodles Cookie

Serving Size

 

1 cookie

Amount per Serving

Calories

108.2

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

6.1

g

9

%

Saturated Fat

 

2.2

g

14

%

Monounsaturated Fat

 

0.1

g

Sodium

 

121.5

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

12

g

4

%

Fiber

 

1.5

g

6

%

Protein

 

2.2

g

4

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.