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One of 38 snickerdoodles recipes we measured

The BEST Snickerdoodle

from www.browneyedbaker.com

It ranks #2 of 38 for spread among the snickerdoodles recipes we compared. 61 cooks on www.browneyedbaker.com rate it 4.5★.

hands-on28m
waiting8 min
makes24
each$0.12
kcal146
levelintermediate
Needs:KitchenAid Artisan 5-qtAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.

this recipe typical
fat72%65%
total sugar117%102%
egg33%29%
leavener2%1%
salt1%1%
liquid3%3%
shortening share47%0%
flour strength1.01.0

Where it stands out

  • #2 of 38 for spread
  • #2 of 38 for structural integrity
  • #4 of 38 for browning depth

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

300 g2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
10 g2 teaspoons cream of tartar
5 g1 teaspoon baking soda
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt
114 g1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
102 g1/2 cup vegetable shortening
300 g1 1/2 cups sugar
100 g2 eggs
50 g1/4 cup granulated sugar
8 g1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Method: 5 steps, published by www.browneyedbaker.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“I have used the same Snickerdoodle for more years than I can remember but something about your photos kept calling my name. Everyone in Central Illinois has been snowed in today so I thought I better just knock these off my Bucket List, lol. OH....MY.....GOODN” — a cook, 5.0★
“Really good cookies. Thank you for the recipe! I used ‘butter flavor’ shortening, (I’m sure regular would have been good too?) which gave them a very buttery flavor. You get a good texture with the mix of butter and shortening, so they are soft but still ha” — a cook, 5.0★
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