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Crispy Snickerdoodle Cookies

Delicious classic snickerdoodle cookies with crunchy edges and a super soft center
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: cookies, dessert, snickerdoodle
Servings: 12 Cookies

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup/stick butter
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups AP flour
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Make the Dough

  • In a large bowl cream together room temperature butter, sugar, and light brown sugar using a mixing stand or hand-held mixer.
  • Add in egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
  • In a medium sized bowl, whisk together cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour.
  • Add flour mixture to dough in 3 additions, mixing in-between until well incorporated.

Form the Cookies

  • Use a cookie scoop or about 2 tbsp of dough to form balls and place on a plate. Freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Whisk together cinnamon and sugar for the coating.
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Remove cookie dough balls from freezer, roll in cinnamon sugar coating, and place on baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.

Bake the Cookies

  • Bake at 350ºF for 9 minutes. Open the oven and bang the baking sheet down on the oven rack a few times.
  • Bake for 3 more minutes, open the oven and bang the sheet again. Place back into oven for another 3 minutes.
  • Cookies should be golden brown on the edges with a soft center. Remove baking sheet from oven and let cool for 3-5 minutes, then transfer to a wired cooling rack.