These old-fashioned snickerdoodle cookies are a comfort food classic.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

This is the best recipe to make on the spur of the moment because these snickerdoodles are made with basic pantry ingredients.

When you’re craving something sweet and there’s just nothing in the kitchen that sounds good…these cookies are the answer.

They’re perfect for this situation because they’re made with ingredients that are generally on hand.

About the Ingredients

The only ingredient that may not be a regular pantry item is cream of tartar.

But these cookies are definitely a good reason to have cream of tartar on hand.

About the Baking Time

Some like their Snickerdoodles baked on the brown side while others like them more on the light side.

In this recipe, the cookies are baked until the bottoms turn a golden color but feel free to bake them a little longer if preferred.

Snickerdoodles that are brown around the edges taste so good when dipped in milk.

The recipe makes just a bit more than 4 dozen.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Snickerdoodle Cookie Ingredients

Flour, egg, butter, baking soda, baking soda, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon and sugar

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

For the Cookie Dough:

Sugar and Butter in Bowl

For the Butter and Sugar Mixture – In a large bowl, add butter, sugar and eggs.

Cream Butter and Sugar

Beat with a mixer until creamy.

Set aside for a moment.

Flour in Cookie Dough

For the Dry Ingredients – In a medium size bowl add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

Stir together.

To the butter and sugar mixture, slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time while beating with a mixer on the lowest speed.

Mix Cookie Dough

For the Cookie Dough – Roll the dough into balls (a size that is a bit larger than a quarter) and…

Roll Cookie Dough

…set them aside on a plate.

For the Sugar Cinnamon Mixture:

Cinnamon and Sugar in Bowl

In a small bowl add sugar and cinnamon.

Cookie Dough in Sugar

Mix the sugar and cinnamon together.

Cookie Dough in Sugar

Roll each cookie dough ball in the cinnamon and sugar mixture to coat all sides.

Cookie Dough on Sheet Pan

Place the dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet leaving an even amount of space in between each one.

The cookies will need to be baked in batches.

Cookies on Sheet Pan

Bake in a preheated oven (at 350 degrees F.) until the bottoms of the cookies turn a golden color (about 15 minutes) or darker if preferred.

Let the cookies cool on a rack before serving.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

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Snickerdoodle Cookies

Old-Fashioned Snickerdoodle Cookies

These snickerdoodle cookies are a comfort food classic.
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter (salted) softened
  • 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture:

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the Cookie Dough:

  • For the Butter and Sugar Mixture - In a large mixing bowl, add butter, sugar and eggs.  Beat with a mixer until creamy.  Set aside for a moment.
  • For the Dry Ingredients - In a medium size bowl, add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.  Stir together.
  • To the butter and sugar mixture, slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time while beating with a mixer on the lowest speed. 
  • For the Cookie Dough - Roll the dough into balls (a size that is a bit larger than a quarter) and set aside on a plate.

For the Sugar and Cinnamon Mixture:

  • In a small bowl, add sugar and cinnamon.  Mix together.   
  • Roll each cookie dough ball in the sugar and cinnamon mixture to coat all sides.
  • Place the dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet leaving an even amount of empty space in between each one (the cookies will need to be baked in batches).
  • Bake in a preheated oven (at 350 degrees F.) until the bottoms of the cookies turn a golden color (about 15 minutes) or darker if preferred.
  • Let the cookies cool on a rack before serving.

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