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three snickerdoodle cookies setting on a tan napkin on a wood table with a glass of milk

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Sheila
Tender, chewy, perfectly sweet, with a hint of nutmeg and the perfect amount of cinnamon snickerdoodles are the comfort food of the cookie world!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
refrigerate for at least 1 hour, and up to 24 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 32 minutes
Course baked goods
Cuisine baked goods
Servings 18 large cookies
Calories 325 kcal

Equipment

  • stand mixer, or hand mixer
  • baking sheets
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounce block of cream cheese
  • 1 cup butter does not need to be softened
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all purpose unbleached flour
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

sugar coating

  • 1 cup turbinado sugar course raw sugar works well too
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Preheat oven to 350 degree

  • Using a paddle attachment, cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add sugar to the butter mixture and beat until creamy on high for 2 minutes or so. Turn the speed to low, add vanilla, egg, and egg yolk, scrape down the sides of the bowl, continue to beat until light and creamy. Aprox. 5 min.
  • Combine flour, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well. Refrigerate cookie dough for 1-24 hours before baking.
  • Combine 1 cup turbinado sugar with cinnamon. 
    Using a large cookie scoop or an ice cream scoop, scoop out cookie dough, roll it into balls, and dip it in sugar and cinnamon, making sure that a good amount of sugar sticks to the dough. My cookie dough balls weighed 2.5 oz. 
    Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and press the dough down with the palm of your hand.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet before removing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 321mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 4IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cinnamon, cookie, nutmeg, snickerdoodle
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