CINNAMON ROLL SNICKERDOODLES

Best recipe for Snickerdoodle cookies plus the fun addition of a vanilla swirl makes these Cinnamon Roll Snickerdoodles simply irresistible! A combination of butter and shortening yields cookies with the perfect texture- soft and chewy on the inside with crispy sweet cinnamon on the outside. The light vanilla swirl on top is the perfect addition.

Snickerdoodle cookies are a huge favorite at our house! I tweaked my best recipe just slightly and made this cinnamon roll version and everyone went crazy. They’re SO delicious!

Cinnamon Roll Snickerdoodles

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup shortening (I used butter flavored Crisco)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 TBSP vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• cinnamon-sugar mixture (3 TBSP sugar + 2 TBSP cinnamon)

Vanilla Swirl:

• 2 TBSP melted butter
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 TBSP milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded scoops into balls.
3. Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture, then spoon cinnamon-sugar mixture over each cookie, turning once and doing the same on the other side. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake 8 minutes exactly! Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheets for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
5. Whisk all ingredients for vanilla swirl together in a small bowl. Let cool 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bag and snip the corner. Pipe glaze onto completely cooled cookies in the shape of a swirl.

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CINNAMON ROLL SNICKERDOODLES

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

Servings 3 dozen

Author Butter With A Side of Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup shortening I used butter flavored Crisco
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 TBSP vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• cinnamon-sugar mixture 3 TBSP sugar + 2 TBSP cinnamon
• Vanilla Swirl:
• 2 TBSP melted butter
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 TBSP milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture, then spoon cinnamon-sugar mixture over each cookie, turning once and doing the same on the other side. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
4. Bake 8 minutes exactly! Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheets for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
5. Whisk all ingredients for vanilla swirl together in a small bowl. Let cool 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bag and snip the corner. Pipe glaze onto completely cooled cookies in the shape of a swirl.