Soft & Delicious Classic Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe 😍

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option with similar texture.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a vegan substitute that binds well.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean enhances flavor with natural richness.

Add 2 sticks (1 cup) of softened unsalted butter to a stand mixer.

Blend the butter for about 2 minutes.

Add 1.5 cups of sugar (1 cup white and 0.5 cup brown) to the mixer.

Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and mix on low to combine.

In a separate bowl, mix together 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the mixer.

Add 2 eggs to the mixture and mix until combined.

Roll the dough into small balls for rolling in cinnamon-sugar.

Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon in a bowl for rolling the dough balls.

Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Optionally, roll some of the dough balls in colored sugar or sprinkles for decoration.

Place 12 cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake in the oven at 400°F for about 10 minutes.

Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for a minute before transferring to a wire rack.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens