American
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Soft cinnamon-sugar cookies with a cracked top, baked at 375°F. Cream of tartar is what makes them snickerdoodles.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 11 min
- Total
- 31 min
- Servings
- 24
- Difficulty
- Easy
Photo: jimw (CC BY). Source
Why you’ll love it
- Cream of tartar, not just cinnamon sugar on a sugar cookie.
- Chill if your kitchen is hot.
- 375°F for about 10 minutes.
- They look underdone when you pull them. That is correct.
Ingredients
Ingredient amounts scale. Oven temperature and cook time do not. Salt, spices, and leaveners are a starting point after you scale. Taste and adjust.
Check the ingredients you still need, then add them. If nothing is checked, the full list is added. Saved on this device.
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oven to 375°F. Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until creamy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- 2
Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
- 3
Mix the remaining sugar and cinnamon. Roll tablespoon scoops in the cinnamon sugar.
- 4
Bake 9 to 11 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers look soft. Cool on the sheet 5 minutes.
Pro tips
- If you have no cream of tartar, the cookie will still be good. It will not be a snickerdoodle.
- Do not overbake. A soft center firms as it cools.
- A teaspoon scoop makes about 2 dozen.
Easy substitutions
- Butter
- Softened coconut oil, for a dairy-free cookie that spreads a bit more
- Cream of tartar
- Leave it out only if you must, and expect a different cookie
Storage and reheating
Storage
Keep covered at room temperature up to 4 days.
Reheating
They are eaten as they are. A few seconds in a warm oven revives a stale one.
Nutrition
Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.
- Calories
- 120
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Budget friendly · Oven · Vegetarian
You might also like
Coconut Macaroons
Shredded coconut, condensed milk, and an egg white bake into toasted mounds. The centers set in the oven, then the bottoms get a dip of melted chocolate.
37 min · Easy
View recipe
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Chewy oatmeal cookies with raisins, cinnamon, and enough salt that they do not taste only of sugar.
27 min · Easy
View recipe
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft pumpkin cookies bake with chocolate chips and warm spice. The edges set in the oven and the centers finish on the pan, not as raw dough.
39 min · Easy
View recipe
Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brown sugar cookies with chopped chocolate and a pinch of flaky salt on top. They bake until the edges are set and the centers still look slightly underdone, then firm up on the sheet.
26 min · Easy
View recipeStill hungry?
More in the same lane, not a random mix.
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Very ripe bananas mash into a simple loaf studded with chocolate chips. It bakes until the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
1 hr 13 min · Easy
View recipe
Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
A thick pan of chocolate chip cookie, cut into squares. The center should be set, not shiny and raw, and the edges should be golden.
40 min · Easy
View recipe
Cinnamon Peach Crisp
Peaches bake under an oat crumble until the fruit bubbles and the top browns. Fresh or frozen peaches both work if you do not skip the thickener.
55 min · Easy
View recipe
Edible Cookie Dough
This cookie dough is meant to be eaten unbaked, so the flour is heat-treated first and there are no raw eggs. Chocolate chips go in after the flour has cooled.
23 min · Easy
View recipeFind something else
From the kitchen
Kitchen tools we love
Practical tools these recipes actually use. This is not a review roundup, and these are not paid placements. If affiliate links are added later, they will be labeled and disclosed.
A heavy 12-inch skillet
Most of the chicken and steak recipes are written for one pan that holds heat. Stainless or cast iron both work.
An air fryer with a real basket
The air-fryer recipes expect a single layer. A crowded basket steams instead of browning.
A half-sheet pan
Drumsticks, potatoes, sausage, and carrots all use one. A dark pan browns faster than a very shiny one.
A sharp chef’s knife
These recipes do not need a specialty blade. A sharp 8-inch knife is faster and safer than a dull one.
A large cutting board
Big enough that the onion and the raw chicken are not sharing the same puddle.
Dry cups and a liquid cup
Desserts in particular expect level dry measures and a separate cup for milk.
An instant-read thermometer
Use it for poultry, pork chops, and meatloaf. Color is a weak guide.
Read the affiliate disclosure.