Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies

Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies are sweet, sugary, and cinnamon-flavored cookies with a crunchy texture outside and a soft-delicate texture inside.  Snickerdoodle cookies are super easy to make and bake in less than 15 minutes!  A modern twist on a sugar cookie!

Hello Friends!

Have you started baking cookies?  We can’t believe the fall is around the corner and then soon the holidays will be shortly after, and these classic Snickerdoodle Cookies are just in time for some easy baking!

A plie of Snickerdoodle Cookies served on a white plate.

 Tell Us About Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies:

  • You will need one large bowl for the cookie dough, and one small bowl for the sugar and cinnamon mixture to roll the cookies in.

  • A few staple ingredients such as flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, butter, and eggs, are all you need to make the dough.

  • Best part?  No need to roll the cookie dough, nor refrigerate the dough to shape them into cookies.

  • Simply shape the cookie dough into little balls. You can use a small cookie scoop to make these cookies more evenly and the exact size.

  • Then roll them into a mixture of sugar and ground cinnamon, and bake for 10 minutes.  These snickerdoodle cookies take less than 15 minutes to make.  I call these the NO-Stress holiday cookies!

A wire rack with baked snickerdoodle cookies cooking.

Ingredients Needed for Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies:

For this classic snickerdoodle cookies recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

  • 1+ 1/2 cups sugar

  • 1 cup butter, softened

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 tsp. baking soda

  • 1/4 tsp. salt

  • 2 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 cup sugar, for rolling and coating

  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

  • cooking spray


A wire rack with fully baked cookies cooling.

How To Make These Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies?

First, gather all the ingredients. Then follow our directions below. Plus, keep in mind, our full recipe is located at the bottom.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 C).
2. Lightly spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray and set aside, or place a sheet of parchment paper on each one.

3. In a large bowl, mix 1+1/2 cups of sugar with butter and beat with an electric hand mixer.  Beat in both eggs on low speed until well combined.

4.  Beat in baking soda, salt, and flour, until well combined.  The dough will appear soft and lumpy.

5.  In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar with cinnamon.  Use a teaspoon or use a small cookie scoop to grab some dough.  Shape dough into small 1 + 1/2-inch balls.

A silver bowl with cookie dough, and shaping it into a ball.

6.  Roll balls into cinnamon and sugar mixture.

A silver bowl with a ball of cookie dough in a sugar and cinnamon mixture.

7.  Place them about 2 to 3 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
8.  BAKE cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.  Remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool.  Store cookies in an air-tight container.

Yields: 4 to 5 dozen

A wire rack filled with baked snickerdoodle cookies.

I love the fact that my daughter wanted to make an old fashioned recipe like snickerdoodle cookies.  She made these in her culinary class a few years ago in high school and now she enjoys making them ever since.

STORING & FREEZING

  • Be sure to keep them in a sealed container and they will stay chewy for a few days … if they last that long.
  • They will freeze well, too. Best to sealed the cookies air-tight, to avoid freezer burn. They will freeze well up to 1 month.

A Delicious Cookie

Sweet, soft, and chewy inside with every bite.  Try these easy classic snickerdoodle cookies!

ENJOY!

Hi friends!  If you make these classic snickerdoodle cookies, let us know and leave a comment and a star rating below.  We’d love to hear from you! Have fun and snap a photo and hashtag it on Instagram and on Pinterest; be sure to tag us @2sistersrecipes.  We’d love to see what you cook! 

A wire rack with baked snickerdoodle cookies cooking.

Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies

Yield: 4 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies ~ is sweet, sugary, and cinnamon-flavored with a crunchy texture outside and a soft, delicate, and chewy texture inside. A modern twist on a sugar cookie.

Ingredients

  • 1 + 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Cinnamon & Sugar Coating:

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, mix 1 + 1/2 cups of sugar with butter and beat with an electric hand mixer. Beat in both eggs on low speed until well combined.
  3. Beat in baking soda, salt, and flour until well combined. The dough will appear soft and lumpy.
  4. In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar with cinnamon.
  5. Use a teaspoon or a small cookie scoop to grab some dough. Shape dough into small 1 + 1/2-inch balls. Roll balls into the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place them about 2 to 3 inches apart onto the cookie sheet.
  6. BAKE cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  7. Store cookies in an airtight container.
  8. Yields: 4 dozen
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 servings Serving Size: 1 serving (3 cookies)
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 247Total Fat: 12.9gCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 7.1gSugar: 9.8gProtein: 3.9g

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Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker

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