Buttery Snickerdoodles

Name: Buttery Snickerdoodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 8 tablespoons butter (unsalted, 113g, at room temperature*); 1-1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon (to taste); coating**; dough**; 1 egg (large); 1 1/2 cups flour (king arthur unbleached bread flour or king arthur unbleached all-purpose, 180g); 1 teaspoon king arthur pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt*; 3/4 cup, 2 tablespoons sugar (granulated, 149g, granulated, 25g)

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⏱️ Prep Time: 15m 🔥 Cook Time: 10m 📖 www.kingarthurbaking.com

🥘 Ingredients

baking powder
1 teaspoon
butter (unsalted, 113g, at room temperature*)
8 tablespoons
cinnamon (to taste)
1-1 1/2 teaspoons
coating**
dough**
egg (large)
1
flour (king arthur unbleached bread flour or king arthur unbleached all-purpose, 180g)
1 1/2 cups
king arthur pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon
salt*
1/2 teaspoon
sugar (granulated, 149g, granulated, 25g)
3/4 cup, 2 tablespoons

🍳 Cookware

1

Gather king arthur pure vanilla extract , coating** , dough** , salt* .

king arthur pure vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon, coating**, dough**, salt*: 1/2 teaspoon
2

To make the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
3

Beat together the butter and sugar until smooth.

butter: 8 tablespoons (unsalted, 113g, at room temperature*), sugar: 3/4 cup (granulated, 149g)
4

Add the egg , beating until smooth.

egg: 1 (large)
5

Beat in the vanilla, salt, and baking powder .

baking powder: 1 teaspoon
6

Add the flour , mixing until totally incorporated.

flour: 1 1/2 cups (king arthur unbleached bread flour or king arthur unbleached all-purpose, 180g)
7

To make the coating: Shake together the sugar and cinnamon in a medium-sized zip-top plastic bag.

sugar: 2 tablespoons (granulated, 25g), cinnamon: 1-1 1/2 teaspoons (to taste)
8

Drop small (1"-diameter) balls of dough into the bag; a teaspoon cookie scoop works well here. Roll/toss the cookies in the cinnamon sugar until they're completely coated.
9

Space the cookies at least 1 1/2" apart on the prepared baking sheets. Use a flat-bottom glass to flatten them to about 3/8" thick; they'll be about 1 1/2" in diameter.
10

Bake the cookies for ⏱️ 8 minutes (for soft cookies) to ⏱️ 10 minutes (for crunchier cookies). Remove them from the oven, and cool them on the pan until they're firm enough to transfer to a rack to cool completely.
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Modified April 2023, increased the flour amount a bit