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By Lisa Sharp 15 Comments
Looking for a delicious and easy snickerdoodle recipe? These are soft, delicious, and can be whipped up in no time. Make them ahead and stick them in the freezer for later.
I love baking cookies. They were the first thing I learned to make and I have made a lot of them. Around Christmas, I end up making a lot of cookies. It’s usually what I offer to bring to gatherings.
Normally I make chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies but it’s fun to mix it up. Snickerdoodles are a cookie I really like but rarely seem to eat.
A few years ago when trying to decide what cookies I wanted to take to the local recycling coalition December meeting I decided to try to make some snickerdoodles because I never had made them myself. They were delicious!
I like my chocolate chip cookies slightly crunchy on the outside but for me, snickerdoodles must be soft and these are. They scream holidays to me so that’s the main time I make them.
I hadn’t made them recently and decided I should and that I needed to share them. I’m so glad I did because I forgot how much I enjoy them.
Tips for Making Easy Snickerdoodle Cookies
- When making cookies make sure the butter is room temperature and not cold or melted.
- If the dough is hard to work with stick them in the fridge for an hour.
- An easy way to grease your cookie sheet is to use the wrapper from the butter.
- Use a cookie scoop to keep the cookie size even.
- To freeze the cookie dough to make later simply line a cookie sheet with wax paper, scoop the dough onto the sheet. Freeze for an hour, then put into a ziplock bag or another airtight container. Pull out and use normally when needed. You may need to bake them for a few extra minutes.
Helpful Cooking Baking Tools
These are some of my favorite things to use when I’m making cookies. My other favorite thing is my KitchenAid stand mixer. It’s a big investment but so worth it if you do a lot of baking.
Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe
Delicious and soft snickerdoodles that are easy to make and perfect for around the holidays.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add sifted dry ingredients, stir until well blended.
- Make into balls and roll in cinnamon and sugar.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake until browned, about 10 minutes.
More Christmas Recipes
This recipe was part of the 2017 Holiday Cookie Swap. There are a lot of other great bloggers sharing delicious cookie recipes as well. Be sure to check them out.
- Snowballs from Samantha at Carter’s Cozy Nest
- German Chocolate Cake Cookies from Abby at Winstead Wandering
- Sugar Cookies from Lindsay at Pursuit of Pink
- Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Almond Crescent Cookies) from Sandra at The In-Between Is Mine
- Cloud Snickerdoodles from Savannah at The Savvy Plate
- Peanut Butter Dreams Dog Treats from Beth at Daily Dog Tag
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The Best Green Bean Casserole Recipe (No Canned Soup and Low-Carb Friendly)
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Reader Interactions
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Oh Lisa, these look delicious. I love your photography – especially the lights in the background. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. Thanks for joining in the 2017 Holiday Cookie Swap! <3
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Lisa Sharp says
Thanks! I told my husband I wish it wouldn’t be weird for me to take all of my blog photos in front of a Christmas tree, ha.
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ShootingStarsMag says
Yum! I don’t know the last time I’ve had a snickerdoodle – it’s not one we usually make! This looks great though, and I like soft cookies. 🙂
-Lauren
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Lisa Sharp says
It had been awhile since I’d had them as well. I always forget to make them.
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Mia says
I love snickerdoodles! Just the smell alone is enough to get my mouth watering. 🙂 These look so yummy!
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Lisa Sharp says
They do smell great, perfect for this time of the year.
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San says
I think I’ve never made snickerdoodles myself… but these look delicious and I want to try them!
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Lisa Sharp says
It seems to be a forgotten and underrated cookie. 🙂
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Lindsay says
Yum yum yum! These look amazing.
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Savannah says
I love snickerdoodles so much! These look so tasty!
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Abi says
Snickerdoodles are my favorite!! I’ll have to try these!
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Beth says
Who doesn’t love snickerdoodles? I mean the name itself just makes you smile! These look so delicious!
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Ellen from Ask Away says
I love snickerdoodles! I get so sad though when people make them and they come out too crispy. Soft is best!
XO Ellen from Ask AwayReply
Akaleistar says
Yummy! I love snickerdoodles!
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cew says
great
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