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Snickerdoodles · Classic

Soft and Puffy Cinnamon Sugar Snickerdoodles

Pillowy cookies with crinkly cinnamon-sugar tops and a gentle tang from cream of tartar. They bake fast and taste like a cozy afternoon.

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Prep
20 min
Cook
9 min
Total
45 min
Serves
36 · about 36 cookies
Level
Easy

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon sugar

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and line two sheet pans with parchment.
  2. Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Beat the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture on low until no dry flour remains.
  5. Stir the 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon together in a small shallow bowl.
  6. Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls, roll each one in the cinnamon sugar until fully coated, and set them 2 inches apart on the pans.
  7. Bake one pan at a time until the cookies puff and crack on top and the edges are just set. They should still look soft in the middle.
  8. Cool on the pan 5 minutes; they'll settle and crinkle as they cool. Move to a rack.

Tip: Cream of tartar gives snickerdoodles their tang and soft texture. If you're out, make cinnamon sugar cookies instead, using 2 tsp baking powder in place of the cream of tartar and baking soda.

Tip: If the dough feels too soft to roll, chill it for 15 minutes.

Storage: Airtight at room temperature up to 5 days.

Make ahead: Chill the dough up to 2 days, or freeze coated balls up to 3 months and bake from frozen, adding 1 to 2 minutes.

Estimated nutrition per serving: 120 calories · protein 1 g · carbohydrates 17 g · fiber 0 g · sugars 10 g · fat 5 g (saturated 3.5 g) · sodium 65 mg. Estimate from USDA FoodData Central; not medical or dietary advice. Based on 10 of 10 ingredients.