Tips for making the Best Snickerdoodle Cookies
The secret ingredient in my snickerdoodles that makes them soft and fluffy is cream cheese! Anytime we put cream cheese in a dough, the cookies become unforgettable. This is also true for my Gooey Butter Cake Cookies, because the base is also cream cheese and butter. Please, whatever you do, don’t miss the Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake Cookies version! Most of the time, when I pull a stick of butter out of the fridge for defrosting, I also add the block of cream cheese. As I make my Pistachio Pudding Cookies for Santa every year, I always have a leftover half block of cream cheese. Then, I know it’s time to make my small batch snickerdoodles.
How to make Small Batch Cream Cheese Snickerdoodles
This recipe makes just one dozen snickerdoodles, which is the perfect amount for the small household! We frequently use it to make six ice cream sandwiches, because these cookies even stay soft in the freezer! Please ensure that your butter and cream cheese are softened room temperature before baking. To do this, open the butter and cream cheese, slice off the amount you need, and cut it into small pieces. Leave the pieces flat on a plate at room temperature for about 20-60 minutes. They are ready to bake with when you can easily press on them, but they’re not overly melty. Another bonus to this recipe is that it uses an entire egg! A lot of my recipes use just the egg yolks or egg whites since we’re small-batch baking. But this small batch snickerdoodles recipe uses one whole large egg.
Best Snickerdoodle Ingredients
Butter. Just 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, softened at room temperature for 20-60 minutes. Cream Cheese. We need 2 tablespoons of cream cheese. Do not use whipped cream cheeses because it contains milk. Granulated Sugar. We need sugar twice for this recipe: ½ cup for the actual small batch snickerdoodles dough and an extra 2 tablespoons for mixing with sugar and rolling in before baking. Egg. One whole large egg. Flour. Since this is a small batch recipe, you might be shocked at the flour amount. It’s ¾ cup plus an extra 2 tablespoons. It’s basically a scant one cup of flour, or 14 tablespoons. Cream of Tartar. Do you really have to buy a jar of cream of tartar to make these cookies? Truthfully, no, however, if you add 1 teaspoon to your dough, it will be pleasantly tangy and even chewier. It’s your choice. Here is a great article on the importance of cream of tartar. Baking Soda. Cinnamon. Classically, snickerdoodles are rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture before baking. They spread in the oven, crackle and the cinnamon sugar coating makes them so delicious.
How to Make Snickerdoodle Cookies
Snickerdoodle Cookie storage
Since this recipe only makes one dozen cookies, you won’t have too many leftovers! Leftover small batch snickerdoodles can be left on the counter at room temperature in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. Furthermore, the dough can be made ahead and frozen in scoops if kept in freezer-safe bags. However, please oll the dough balls in cinnamon sugar just before baking, and simply add an extra minute or two to the baking time. There is no need to defrost the dough before attempting to bake. Storage: Leftover cookies can be left on the counter at room temperature in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. The dough can be made ahead and frozen in scoops if kept in freezer-safe bags. Roll the dough balls in cinnamon sugar just before baking, and simply add an extra minute or two to the baking time.
