Home-made Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

Published: Jun 26, 2018 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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These soft, thick, buttery, moist, cinnamon-sugar Home-made Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars are to die for! Very few ingredients and super easy to make. You'll wish you'd have made a second batch of this snickerdoodle bar recipe! Just sayin'...LOL!

If you love cinnamon-sugar flavor, you'll definitely be craving these Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies, these Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars, these Snickerdoodle Mini Donut Muffins and this “Bisquick” Chocolate Cinnamon Greek Yogurt Banana Coffee Cake!

Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars vs. Snickerdoodle Cookies

Let me tell you upfront, these yummy homemade bars tastes exactly like your classic, old-fashioned Snickerdoodles Cookies you know so well.
It's definitely a family favorite cookie bar recipe, only these Snickerdoodles are in a yummy cinnamon cookie 'blondie bar' version!
Most importantly...making bars are always a "Time-saver". Basically, you are mixing up the cookie dough. and spreading it into as 8x8 pan. Once that is done, sprinkle the top with the cinnamon-sugar. Pop it into the oven and presto - you're baking!

Remember all that rolling of the dough into balls and then dipping each one into the cinnamon-sugar mixture?

Yes, it's fun or boring, depending on the person (s) making them, but more than anything, it's kind of time consuming. (I love snickerdoodles, but I hate the whole process of rolling and rolling.)

If you are looking for 'simple jack' easy, but still want quality, some of the steps can be omitted with this snickerdoodle bar recipe. Lucky you! Now you've eliminated all that time involved rolling those balls and rolling them in cinnamon-sugar!

Awe....Yeahhhh!!! Yippee! I love easy and simple!

This snickerdoodle bar recipe has 7 total ingredients and has no leaveners!

It just requires, butter, sugar, cinnamon, flour, salt, egg and vanilla!

So, no baking powder, baking soda, or cream of tartar is required. However, if you are one of those that just cannot bear not adding it in, just add ¼ teaspoon in already. 🙂 Some have said that snickerdoodles aren't snickerdoodles if you don't have cream of tartar, so go for it! They'll be amazing either way!

Cream of Tartar is also often added to baked goods to help activate baking soda. But we don't require cream of tartar, because we don't have any baking soda included in our recipe, so that's why we omitted it. Besides, nothing else matters, because these bad boys are so moist and fudgy tasting! Just don't over bake.

Home-made Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

How to Make Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil or parchment paper, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, using mixer, cream together butter and sugar until pale and light.
And in salt, egg and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.
Add in flour and stir until no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
Scoop thick dough into prepared pan and smooth it into an even layer.
Stir together remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Sprinkle dough evenly with cinnamon sugar mixture.
Bake for about 30 minutes, until bars are set and the edges are just very lightly browned. Don't overbake! You want the cookies to be soft and moist.
Cool in the pan before slicing.
Store in sealed container to stay fresh! Bet they won't last long! 🙂

When you make cookie bars or bars in general, it's always a good rule of thumb to slightly under-bake.

The bars will continue to bake while they are still hot out of the oven for a few minutes, which will give them that texture you're looking for!

Here's the recipe for our delish and easy Snickerdoodle Bar recipe! Happy Baking!

More Cinnamon!!