Nothing compares to this one.
The buttery cookies are tender and crunchy mouth-watering while baking cookies.
The snickerdoodles are by far the best ever cinnamon fall sugar cookie ever!
I can't even tell you how many I have made that never compared to this recipe.
If you bake these until set they stay soft inside, crunchy outside, baking longer makes them more like sugar cookies.
Either way, they taste great.
Scroll down to get this easy recipe and get in the kitchen and make these this fall!
Growing Up with Simple Ingredients
Mom always made a cookie from the basic ingredients in the house and this was one of them.
We always had flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon, eggs, and butter.
This was a favorite cookie then and now.
Flavoring the Sugar
This is simple to make.
I start with 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, (added to a ziplock bag or place on a paper plate) and stir or shake to blend it evenly.
I love cinnamon if you want less, start out with 1 teaspoon and season to taste with this spice.
Rolling in the Sugar
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls then evenly cover the cookie balls.
Place on either a parchment-lined cookie sheet or lightly oil sprayed.
The Dough
As I said before, if you melt the butter, the dough will be a gooey and hard to roll.
Leave it at room temperature, your dough will be perfect.
See below photo of dough with melted butter, not too easy to roll.
Make a Double Batch!
This recipe makes around 24 medium-sized cookies, I always double the batch at Christmas time.
These go fast and taste amazing still warm!
I can never make enough of these, that's why they are a cookie jar favorite!
Great Holiday Cookies
These cookies are really a year-round childhood favorite.
We bake lots of cookies for the holiday season and this one just shouts fall with the cinnamon coating.
I love making these for the Christmas holiday tray.
Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice
A snickerdoodle is a childhood favorite. These cookies have been around as long as I can remember.
Mom uses to make them when I was a child, that was in the late 1960s.
We love the smell of them baking, they are pure comfort food at its finest.
The soft buttery inside is so addicting!
They go great with a cup of flavored teas, and especially with a cup of hot cocoa.
Tips You Can Substitute!
- If you don't have the cream of tarter you can substitute lemon juice.
- For crunchier cookies bake until edges are browned.
- For softer cookies bake just till set not browned.
- Flattened cookies with a cinnamon and sugared flat bottom glass.
- I add more cinnamon to my sugar than most people like, adjust to taste.
- I love the whole cookie dredged in the sugar, not just the tops.
- For thicker cookies refrigerator the dough balls then bake
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
The cinnamon sugar recipe is listed in this recipe.
I roll the entire dough balls not just on the top.
Puffy or Flat Cookies?
When I make these cookies, I have two kinds of lovers in the house on how to bake them.
One loves them thin and crispy, the other thick and chewy.
The thin ones are flattened with the bottom of a sugared or floured glass.
The thick ones are rolled into balls and baked.
Here are the thick ones not flattened with a sugared glass
Additions to the Top
- mm's
- mini chocolate chips
- colorful sprinkles
- chopped walnuts
A Crispy Crunchy Cookie
It's a crunchy outside, soft inside cookie but the longer you cook them the crunchier the cookie.
If you want to make them softer only bake these until set not browned on the edges.
Check Out Some More Of Our Family Favorite Cookie Recipes
Coconut Chocolate Chip
Oatmeal Raisin
Ginger Snap
Snickerdoodle
Triple Chocolate Macadamia
Yield: 24

Best Ever Snickerdoodle Cookies
These are an old fashioned cinnamon sugar cookie called snickerdoodles a childhood comfort cookie. Buttery and delicious
prep time: 7 Mcook time: 7 Mtotal time: 14 M
ingredients:
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 1/2 cup butter softened not melted ( 1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- Optional 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Cinnamon Sugar for rolling: (make more if necessary)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 medium or small melon ball or ice cream scoop
instructions:
How to cook Best Ever Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the dry ingredients in a bowl set aside.
- In a mixing bowl cream the sugar and butter together. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla. Blend with the dry ingredients until all is evenly mixed together. Add cinnamon if using. We love these with the cinnamon in the batter.
- Put the cinnamon sugar mixture in a pie plate. Using a small melon ball scooper, scoop up some dough and add to the cinnamon-sugar rolling evenly. Or roll by hand.
- Press down with a sugared or floured glass for thin cookies, or just roll into balls for a thick cookie.
- The thinner cookies will be much crisper in texture.
- Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until set around 7 minutes. For
Calories
125
125
Fat (grams)
19
19
Sat. Fat (grams)
9
9
Carbs (grams)
26
26
Net carbs
16
16
Sugar (grams)
22
22
Thick and chewy...awesome cookies,Claudia.
ReplyDeleteGreat cookie, yum! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMy youngest loves these! He's home for a few more days so hope I have a chance to treat him to your recipe!
ReplyDeleteI love that these cookies need only 7 minutes in the oven!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you! Definitely coat the whole cookie with that glorious cinnamon-sugar! And soft on the inside, crunchy on the outside is just perfect. Great recipe!
ReplyDeleteI always make my Grandma's snickerdoodle cookies at the holidays. I have found memories of snickerdoodles!
ReplyDeleteI have definitely not eaten enough snickerdoodle cookies in my life. These look just perfect and are on my list for Christmas now!
ReplyDeleteDrooling all over these cookies! Perfect kind of food to snack on all winter long!
ReplyDeleteI can have snicker doodle cookies any time, these are one of my go to cookies when wanting to impress my guests! These cookies look delicious :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE snickerdoodles! I used to make them all the time in high school, and that's probably the last time I had one. You've inspired me to get back on my game
ReplyDeletemmm this cookie is great.I LOVE how easy and delicious this is! Good idea! Looks very tasty! I am going to make this! This recipe really impresses! I really like! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI can not wait to try these cute cookies. I like that there is cinnamon. I love cinnamon. Great idea with a cup of coffee or tea. I'm sure it's incredibly tasty. Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteSnickerdoodle has got to be one of my favorite this time of the year. Simple, easy and quick recipe just the way I like it. Sounds delish
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great classic cookie. It's one of the first ones I made before I was even a teenager. Our neighbor gave me a cookbook for my birthday and I would love picking out recipes. This cookie sure brings back delicious memories.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest daughter's favorite cookies are snickerdoodles! I love your delicious scrumptious recipe for this all-time favorite.
ReplyDeleteI love when something tasty can come together with just staple ingredients. I haven't had a snickerdoodle in a really long time and these looks very tasty!
ReplyDeleteSnickerdoodle cookies are one of my favorites during holidays. They are MUST on our family table. Yours looks delicious. I would love to have one right now with my coffee.
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