35 minutes
Classic snickerdoodles with a soft and chewy texture, perfectly spiced with cinnamon.
cups
Cream Of Tartar
teaspoons
teaspoons
teaspoons
Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
tablespoons
cups
tablespoons
each
teaspoons
tablespoons
1. Preheat Oven
Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. This will ensure it's hot and ready for baking when you are.
2. Prepare Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and kosher salt. This ensures that all the dry ingredients are well combined and evenly distributed throughout your dough.
3. Cream Butter and Sugar
In a large bowl, beat the room temperature unsalted butter and 3/4 cup of granulated sugar together using an electric mixer for about 2 minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy. This step is crucial because creaming the butter and sugar incorporates air into the dough, making your cookies light and chewy.
4. Add Egg and Vanilla
Add the large egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat until the mixture is creamy. The egg helps to bind the ingredients together and adds moisture, which is key for the texture of your cookies.
5. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, beating on low speed until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix, as this can make the cookies tough.
6. Prepare Cinnamon-Sugar Coating
In a small bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar with the ground cinnamon. Roll the dough into golf-ball-sized balls, then roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until fully coated.
7. Bake Cookies
Place the dough balls on parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets, making sure to space them at least 3 inches apart. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, until they are just set and dry in the center. This timing is important to achieve that perfect chewy texture without overbaking.
8. Cool Cookies
Once baked, transfer the cookies to a rack to cool completely. Cooling them on racks prevents overbaking from residual heat on the baking sheet.
9. Enjoy
Enjoy your snickerdoodles once they are completely cool. They should be soft, chewy, and perfectly spiced with cinnamon.
Brown the butter before incorporating it into the cookie dough. Browning butter adds a rich, nutty flavor that can transform the taste of your snickerdoodles. Make sure to cool the butter slightly before using it in your recipe.
Incorporate small bits of caramel or caramel chips into your dough. Once the cookies are baked and slightly cooled, finish them with a light sprinkle of flaky sea salt to enhance the caramel flavor and add a contrast to the sweetness.
Push a small piece of soft caramel candy into the center of each dough ball before baking, and finish with a light sprinkle of flaky sea salt.
For a chocolatey twist, fold in mini chocolate chips or chunks of dark chocolate into the snickerdoodle dough. The chocolate will melt slightly as the cookies bake, creating little pockets of gooey chocolate in every bite.
Add a cup of chocolate chips to the basic dough for a delightful twist that combines the comfort of a chocolate chip cookie with the warm, aromatic spices of a snickerdoodle.
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