Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft, buttery cookies with a signature cinnamon-sugar coating that cracks as they bake. Ready in under 40 minutes with just seven simple ingredients.
- Total time
- 38 min
- Servings
- 24
- Calories
- 98
- Protein
- 1g
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 375°F and wait until the indicator light turns off or you hear a beep, about 10 minutes, signaling the oven is fully preheated.
- 2
Place the softened butter and 0.75 cup sugar in a large bowl and use an electric mixer on medium speed, mixing until light, pale, and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Crack the egg into a small bowl, pour it into the butter mixture, and mix on medium speed until fully combined and no streaks of egg remain, about 1 minute.
- 4
Pour the flour, cream of tartar, and salt into the wet mixture and mix on low speed, stirring just until no flour streaks are visible, about 30 seconds — do not overmix.
- 5
In a small dish, mix together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (reserved from the 1.5 teaspoons), stirring until evenly combined.
- 6
Scoop dough into balls about the size of a walnut (roughly 1 tablespoon each), roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until fully coated on all sides, then place on an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- 7
Slide the cookie sheet into the preheated 375°F oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set and look slightly darker but the center still looks soft and underbaked.
- 8
Remove the cookie sheet from the oven using an oven mitt, then let the cookies sit on the hot sheet for 2 minutes — they will continue to cook and firm up as they cool.
- 9
Use a thin metal spatula to lift each cookie off the sheet and transfer it to a wire cooling rack, spacing them so air circulates around them.
- 10
Let the cookies cool completely on the rack for at least 15 minutes before serving or storing them in an airtight container.
Tools you’ll need
- oven
- large bowl
- electric mixer
- small bowl
- measuring cups and spoons
- small dish
- ungreased cookie sheet
- oven mitt
- thin metal spatula
- wire cooling rack
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