Florida Road Trip!!! Who’s in? 😀
So my husband and I decided to go south over the kids spring break this year. To prepare ahead, I wanted to make some treats to take to our other kids who reside in Florida.
So, I made these Soft and Fudgy Snickerdoodles, a traditional favorite for my son Derek. This is one of his all-time favorite cookies.
Of course, these cookies seem to be a favorite of many!
Who doesn’t like cinnamon and sugary goodness?
I have made these old-fashioned cookies so many times over the course of my lifetime, especially around Christmas time and fall season.
These practically melt in your mouth and these are truly, probably the best version of these soft, fudgy delicious buttery, sugar cookies with a lovely sugar cinnamon coating that makes them undeniably irresistible to all.
I ate several (not counting) while baking them…I literally had to stop myself and divert my attention elsewhere, so my mission could be completed, which was to bring the cookies to Florida…remember?
Luckily, they (most of them) made it. 🙂
Enjoy these Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars, Snickerdoodle Mini Donut Muffins and these Who Needs 25 Snickerdoodle-Palooza Party Desserts? too!
Soft & Fudgy Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
Snickerdoodle Dough
- 1 c Unsalted Butter 2 sticks, softened
- 1 1/2 c granulated sugar
- 2 Large Eggs room temp
- 2 t Vanilla
- 2 3/4 c All-Purpose Flour
- 2 t Cream of Tartar
- 1 t Baking Soda
- ½ t Salt
Sugar Cinnamon Mixture
- 1/2 c Sugar
- 4 t Cinnamon
Instructions
Sugar Cinnamon Mixture
- Sugar Cinnamon Mixture - Add the sugar mixture together, mix and set aside.
Snickerdoodle Dough:
- Using mixer, cream butter for about 1 minute on medium speed until smooth.
- Add the sugars on medium speed until fluffy and light in color. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Scrape down the sides as needed.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together until dough comes together.
- Roll approx 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball (or use a medium ice cream scooper, I used 1.5 tablespoons) and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Dough is sticky, so using a scooper makes it much easier than rolling. If you don't have a scooper, put the dough in the fridge for 15 - 30 minutes and rolling will be easier. (For even thicker cookies, chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours or until firm. This step results in thicker cookies that will spread less while baking.or longer.)
- Place cinnamon-sugar balls on a plate or cookie sheet and place in fridge while you preheat your oven.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and then place cinnamon-sugared cookie balls on baking sheets.
- Bake for about 8-10 minutes, until cookies begin to brown at the edges but the center is still soft. Cookies will appear undone but will continue to bake on the warm baking sheet. (It's better to under-bake the cookies, rather than over-bake.) Leave cookies to cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes, then gently transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Cookies can also be frozen for up to 2 months.
- Cookies pictured were chilled while the oven was preheating.
Notes
I remember cream of tartar in my original recipe. This is not in the bar version, right?
Can’t wait to try them. I bake weekly for the community lunches at the church.
Yes, no cream of tartar. They are fabulous, hope you love them!! xo
Awesome recipe . My dough seemed kind of sticky, is that normal? Still an epic recipe thank you!
Hi Jilie! Yes, it is a little sticky. I did use a cookie scoop, so I could drop them into the cinnamon sugar and roll them around until they were fully coated. Thank you so much for your epic rating and comment! 🙂 Awesome!