Description
These Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Cookies are soft, chewy, warmly spiced, and filled with tender apple bits. Rolled in a cinnamon-sugar coating and baked until perfectly crackly, these cookies taste like a cozy apple pie wrapped inside a classic snickerdoodle!
Ingredients
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- For the Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup finely diced apples (peeled, small cubes)
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in the finely diced apples.
- In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon and sugar for coating.
- Using a cookie scoop, form dough balls and roll each one in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place on parchment-lined baking sheets and chill for 20–30 minutes for thicker cookies.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and tops crackle.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
Dice apples very small so they blend smoothly into the dough. Chilling the dough prevents spreading and creates thick, chewy snickerdoodles. Use Honeycrisp, Gala, or Granny Smith apples for best flavor and texture!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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