BEST Thick and Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies! | The Recipe Rebel

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.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with an electric mixer on high until light and creamy (about 2-3 minutes).

Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

Add flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda and beat on medium speed until combined, scraping down the sides as necessary.

In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon for the Cinnamon Sugar.

Roll cookie dough into 1" balls and roll in cinnamon sugar. Place 12 on each baking sheet.

Bake for 9-10 minutes, until slightly puffed but not browned, they may have a slight sheen but not be gooey in the middle.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

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