These soft, thick and chewy Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies are cookies deliciously loaded with cinnamon chips and rolled in cinnamon sugar to give them deliciousness in every bite! If you love thick snickerdoodles, I guarantee you'll love these cinnamon sugar and cinnamon chip delights for your fall and holiday baking!
Each of these cookies are a full quarter cup scoop of snickerdoodle cookie dough, so it's the perfect cookie size for satisfying snacking like this Crumbl Churro Cookies - Copycat Recipe!
Snickerdoodle Fun Facts
The snickerdoodle has been called many names, including "Cry Babies," "Jumbles" and "Plunkets." It's claimed that the cookie might have been named after a popular folk character named Snickerdoodle! For more interesting facts about Snickerdoodles, check out What is a Snickerdoodle Cookie?
Ingredients You Need
Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies
- unsalted butter softened
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- egg
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- salt
- baking powder
- cinnamon chips
- Cinnamon sugar
, for rolling
Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
- granulated sugar
- cinnamon
How to Make Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and both sugars until fluffy for a couple of minutes.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined. Add in the cinnamon chips. Do not over-mix, dough should be wet, but crumbly looking.
- Scoop dough balls out with ¼ cup cookie scoop.
- Roll scooped dough balls in cinnamon sugar and place on parchment lined cookie sheet while you preheat the oven.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake cookies 2 inches apart for 15 minutes. Do not overbake to keep them soft and chewy style.
- Let cookies continue to cool 5 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to a baking rack.
- For smaller cookies, use 1.5 or 2 tablespoon cookie scoops and bake for 10-12 minutes.
If you want to leave the cinnamon chips out, that is cool! You'll still get a great traditional snickerdoodle cookie that you'll want to make over and over again!
Option to Chill Dough While Preheating Oven
You don't have to chill them at all actually. However, I really like the option to make the cookie dough and then scoop the dough with my quarter cup cookie scoop
Bake them for 15 minutes or so and you get moist, delicious cookies that are beyond scrumptious!
In case you noticed, we didn't add in the cream of tartar
Cookie Prep & Storage
- Baked Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies will stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 3 days or can be frozen up to 3 months.
- Or, once you make the cookie dough, make the dough balls, roll them in cinnamon sugar, then chill in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
These cookies are perfect for fall and Christmas baking. Snickerdoodle cookies are classic cookies that have been around for a very long time. There's a reason for that! They are addicting and always a favorite for the holidays!
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Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup cinnamon chips plus more for tops of cookies
- Cinnamon sugar for rolling
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and both sugars until fluffy for a couple of minutes.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until just combined. Add in the cinnamon chips. Do not over-mix, dough should be wet, but crumbly looking.
- Scoop dough balls out with ¼ cup cookie scoop.
- Roll scooped dough balls in cinnamon sugar and place on parchment lined cookie sheet while you preheat the oven.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake cookies 2 inches apart for 15 minutes. Do not overbake to keep them soft and chewy style.
- Let cookies continue to cool 5 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to a baking rack.
- For smaller cookies, use 1.5 or 2 tablespoon cookie scoops and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Notes
Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture:
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon
Kim Lange says
Thank you so much Rachel!! xo
Rachel says
The perfect cookie!
valentina says
I have been looking for cinnamon chips! The cookies sound so delicious and I love that the final touch is rolling them in the cinnamon sugar -- i bet it give them such a delightful thing "crust" of sorts. I'm in! 🙂 ~Valentina
Catherine says
YUM, these snickerdoodles are perfection, Kim! And how am I just now learning about cinnamon chips, I have to try them immediately!
2pots2cook says
No way I could skip cinnamon chips !!!! Keeper indeed ! xo
Ben Maclain | Havocinthekitchen says
Snickerdoodle? Mmm I feel Christmas vibes here haha! Indeed, these cookies thanks to spices are so cozy, homey, and aromatic - perfect autumn cookies! And yeah, they look terrific!