Grammy's Kitchen · Snickerdoodles · Brown Butter Caramel Snickerdoodles
One of 38 snickerdoodles recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 38 for chew among the snickerdoodles recipes we compared. 70 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 69% | 65% |
| total sugar | 126% | 102% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 64% | 25% |
| egg | 30% | 29% |
| leavener | 1% | 1% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 3% | 3% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 1 cup salted butter |
| 266 g | 1 1/4 cups light or dark brown sugar |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 330 g | 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons cream of tartar |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 18 square or rectangle soft caramels cut in half | |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated sugar |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Mel!!! Where have these cookies been all my life??? I had them for the first time at a Super Bowl party tonight and they are the best cookies I've ever had in my life. I can't wait to make them. Thank you so much. I know I'm late to the party, no pun inte” — a cook, 5.0★
“These are a new favorite! The caramel and brown butter really elevate these above a standard snickerdoodle, but you still get all the good flavor that you expect from a snickerdoodle. We tried making a few of them with some chilled biscoff centers and that wa” — a cook, 5.0★