Easy Snickerdoodles Recipe

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is more readily available.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: maple sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Maple sugar offers a unique flavor, while white sugar is cheaper and more common.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal + water

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative, while applesauce can reduce costs and add moisture.

Whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.

In another bowl, combine room temperature butter with granulated sugar and vanilla extract.

Use a handheld mixer on medium speed to beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Scrape the bowl and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Scrape the bowl again, then add the flour mixture in three parts, mixing until just combined.

Cover the cookie dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Make the cinnamon sugar coating by mixing granulated sugar with a generous amount of ground cinnamon.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

Shape the chilled dough into balls and roll them in the cinnamon sugar.

Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until they have puffed a little and the tops look set.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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