Ingredients (~24 cookies)
For the Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cool but pliable
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
For the Coating
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Make the Cookie Dough
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the sugar and cool butter until a paste forms. Do not over-cream the mixture; you don’t want it to be light and fluffy.
Add the egg and beat until just combined. Then, mix in the milk and vanilla extract.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
With the mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until the dough just comes together.
Shape and Bake the Cookies
Preheat your oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small, shallow bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon for the coating.
Scoop the dough into balls, about 2 tablespoons each. Roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar mixture until it’s fully coated.
Place the coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space between them.
Bake for ~10 minutes. The cookies should be puffed and the centers should look matte, not shiny.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Snickerdoodle Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 stick, cool but pliable
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/3 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
For the Coating
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Cream sugar and cool butter until paste forms, do not overbeat.
- Mix in egg until just combined, then add milk and vanilla.
- Whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in separate bowl.
- Add dry ingredients to wet on low speed until dough comes together.
- Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment.
- Mix coating sugar and cinnamon in shallow bowl.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon dough balls and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.
- Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake 10 minutes until puffed with matte centers.
- Cool on sheet 3 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
