Description
Cinnamon apple snickerdoodle cookies blend classic comfort with seasonal charm. Warm spices and tender apple pieces create a delightful treat you’ll savor with each sweet, crumbly bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ¾ cups (350g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 medium apple, peeled and finely diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 ½ tsps cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Configure oven to 375F (190C) and line baking sheets with parchment or silicone mats for optimal cooking and effortless cookie extraction.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Thoroughly whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon in a mixing bowl until completely homogenized.
- Butter Transformation: Utilize electric mixer to cream softened butter with granulated and brown sugars, whipping until mixture becomes fluffy and voluminous, approximately two minutes.
- Moisture Integration: Blend eggs individually into the creamed mixture, ensuring complete incorporation, then infuse vanilla extract for enhanced flavor complexity.
- Dough Composition: Gently fold dry ingredients into butter base, mixing until just combined, then delicately incorporate diced apples throughout the dough.
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating: Combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow dish, creating an aromatic rolling medium.
- Cookie Formation: Scoop tablespoon-sized dough portions, roll into perfect spheres, and completely coat each in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Baking Process: Strategically place coated dough balls on prepared sheets, allowing sufficient spacing for potential expansion, and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges set and surfaces develop subtle cracking.
- Cooling Technique: Transfer cookies briefly to baking sheets, then migrate to wire cooling racks, allowing complete temperature stabilization and optimal texture development.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use softened butter at room temperature for optimal creaming, ensuring a smooth, light cookie texture that helps achieve perfect aeration and consistency.
- Apple Moisture Control: Pat diced apples dry with paper towels to prevent excess liquid from making the cookie dough too wet and compromising the texture.
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating Technique: Roll cookies generously in cinnamon sugar mixture immediately before baking to create a crisp, flavorful exterior that caramelizes beautifully.
- Avoid Overmixing Dough: Stop mixing as soon as dry ingredients incorporate to maintain a tender, soft cookie structure and prevent tough, dense results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 157
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg