Old-Fashioned Snickerdoodle Cookies

by Nancy

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

Snickerdoodle Cookies on Plate

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 may 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 lightly browned around the edges taste so good when dipped in milk.

This recipe makes just a bit more than 4 dozen.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Butter, granulated sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and cinnamon

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

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

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the Cinnamon and Sugar Mixture:

In a small bowl, add the ground cinnamon and sugar.

Stir together…

…until combined.

Set aside.

Cookie Dough

For the Dry Ingredients:

In a medium size bowl, add flour…

…baking soda…

…cream of tartar…

…and salt.

Whisk together and set aside.

For the Butter, Sugar and Egg Mixture:

To a large mixing bowl…

…add softened butter…

…granulated sugar…

…and…

…eggs.

Beat until light and creamy.

For the Cookie Dough:

To the butter and sugar mixture…

…slowly add the dry ingredients a little at a time while…

…beating the dough with a mixer on the lowest speed.

Roll the Cookie Dough into Balls:

Roll 1-1/2 teaspoons of dough into a ball for each cookie and set them on a large plate.

Coat in Cinnamon and Sugar:

In the bowl with the cinnamon and sugar mixture, add a cookie dough ball and coat it on all sides.

Set the sugar and cinnamon-coated cookie dough ball on a large ungreased cookie sheet.

Repeat the process with the remaining cookie dough leaving an even amount of space in between each ball of dough.

Bake the Cookies

The cookies will need to be baked in batches.

Bake in a preheated oven (at 350 degrees F.) until the bottom of the cookies are a golden color (about 11 minutes).

Bake the remaining cookies in batches.

Cool

Remove the cookies from the oven and…

…transfer them onto a cooling rack.

Serve

Let cool before serving.

These cookies are so delicious…

…served with…

…milk…

…and dipped in milk.

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