Super Soft Snickerdoodle Cookies
Don't settle for flat, hard cookies. These super soft snickerdoodle cookies are the perfect recipe for dessert or your Christmas cookie exchange!
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cinnamon sugar topping:
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray baking sheet or line with silicone baking sheet or parchment paper. Set aside.
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In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon.
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In another medium to large mixing bowl, using a hand or stand electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Then mix in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
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Mix the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients a little at a time until combined, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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While the cookie dough is chilling, in a small bowl mix together cinnamon sugar topping.
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Using a medium sized cookie scoop, create cookie dough balls rolling each in cinnamon sugar topping before placing on baking sheet.
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Bake for 8 minutes. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 2-3 minutes before transferring to wire rack.