Snicker Doodles
Quintessential American cookie, the snickerdoodle is a sweet, buttery cookie with crisp edges and a soft center. Rolled into cinnamon sugar before baking, it's the perfect cookie.
Equipment
- Cookie sheets, lined with parchment paper or greased
- #40 ice cream scoop 1.5 Tablespoons
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (13.5 ounces)
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Creamed Ingredients:
- ½ pound unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1½ cups sugar 10.5 ounces
- 2 large eggs
Coating:
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° Position rack in the middle of the oven.
- Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and mix thoroughly with a whisk or fork. Set aside
- In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter with the 1½ cups sugar until smooth and creamy, not fluffy. Beat in the eggs just until blended. Add the flour mixture and stir or beat on low speed just until incorporated. Gather the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Form level scoops of dough with an ice cream scoop. Roll the balls in the cinnamon sugar and place 2 inches apart on the lined or ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 11 minutes, until the cookies puff and begin to settle down. To create crevices, when cookies puff, tap cookie sheet on rack. This causes the cookie to sink, creating crinkles. Rotate the cookie sheet from front to back halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking. Bake until the edges are golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Move cookies with a spatula to a wire rack. Don't let them cool completely or the cookies will stick to the sheet. I bake on ungreased sheets to minimize spreading or on parchment.
- Cool the cookies completely before stacking or storing. May be kept in an airtight container for several days.