Low Sugar Snickerdoodle Cookies

Total time1 hr 14 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time24 min

These classic cookies get their signature tang from cream of tartar, giving that soft, slightly chewy bite with delicately crackled tops. Butter creamed until pale and fluffy forms the base, with eggs and vanilla folding in for richness before a quick chill firms up the dough for easy rolling. Each ball gets tossed in warm ground cinnamon before baking, so every cookie comes out of the oven with a fragrant, spiced crust and a soft, pillowy center. Pulling them at the 10–12 minute mark while the middles still look underdone is the trick to that irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture once they cool. It's an easy one to bake up for an added sugar free kitchen without missing a beat on flavor or that nostalgic snickerdoodle look.

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Ingredients

24 servings

For the dough

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
King Arthur Baking Company Unbleached All-Purpose Flour Gold Medal Flour All-Purpose Unbleached - 5 Lb Bob's Red Mill Organic All Purpose Unbleached White Flour - 5 Lb Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Unbleached White Flour - 5 Lb Pillsbury Best Flour All Purpose - 5 Lb
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2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
Chef's tip
Use the same volume. Baking behavior varies by blend: some brown faster or stay softer, while others brown less. Follow the package's baking guidance and start checking a few minutes early.
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the cinnamon-sugar coating

3 tbsp granulated sugar
Chef's tip
Use the same volume. Baking behavior varies by blend: some brown faster or stay softer, while others brown less. Follow the package's baking guidance and start checking a few minutes early.
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

1
Whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
2
Beat the softened butter and 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar in a large bowl with a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

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