Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies

3 dozen snickerdoodle cookies scattered about on the counter

4.10 from 22 votes

This easy snickerdoodle recipe is the best one I have EVER tried! They're super simple to make, and the result is a soft, delicious snickerdoodle cookie that you'll want to make over and over again!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked goods, baking, cinnamon, cookie, sugar cookie

Servings: cookies

Calories: 110kcal

Ingredients

for the cookie dough

1 cup butter softened
1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 ¾ cup flour
1 ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

for the cinnamon sugar mixture

¼ cup sugar
1 ½ tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until well creamy.
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until combined.
In a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon.
Scoop a heaping tablespoon of dough, and roll it into a smooth ball. Roll each ball into the cinnamon-sugar mixture and coat well. I like to roll mine twice to make sure the dough is completely covered. Place each dough ball on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can add another pinch of the cinnamon-sugar mixture to the tops of each cookie - not required, but totally delicious!
Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few additional minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool.

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