Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles
Cinnamon sugar-covered brown sugar cookies, soft and chewy and ultra-delicious!
Equipment
- 1 1 1/2-inch Cookie Scoop optional
- 1 standing mixer or handheld electric beater
- 1 cookie baking sheet
Ingredients
- 8 oz. unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar for topping
- 2 tsp. cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Mix the 1/3 cup granulated sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl for rolling the cookie dough balls in. Set aside.
- Place butter in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your standing mixer. Beat butter until light and fluffy. Add both white and brown sugar and continue to beat until fully integrated and fluffy. Stir in vanilla and beat to incorporate.
- Add eggs and beat well.
- Add all dries (flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon and salt) and using the slow speed on your mixer, beat until the dough is thoroughly incorporated.
- Form the dough into balls using a cookie scoop or just eyeballing it! The balls should be approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter for 3-inch finished cookies. Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar to generously coat the entire dough ball with the sugar mixture.
- Place the sugared dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove from oven and cool completely.
- These cookies store very well in a plastic container or a baggie for up to two weeks, and still remain soft and chewy!
Notes
You can also freeze the dough if you don’t need or want all of your Snickerdoodles at once. Simply scoop them into balls and roll them in the cinnamon sugar. Then freeze the dough just like that. When you’re ready to bake them, take the dough out of the freezer about 15 minutes before baking and bake according to the directions.