These healthy snickerdoodle cookies are so soft they could be pillows.
Snickerdoodle cookie pillows.
And then we could have a snickerdoodle pillow fight, with sugary cookie dough flying in every direction. Mmm yes, a snickerdoodle pillow fight. How yummy would that be?!
Sweet and buttery pillow cookies…
I promise the snickerdoodles do not taste healthy. But don’t take my word for it; try them for yourself. My friends couldn’t get enough of these!
Skinny Snickerdoodles
- 3/4 cup ww pastry flour or white flour (See below for notes on a gluten-free option)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt (just under level)
- 1/4 tsp cream of tarter (optional)
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar or sucanat or evaporated cane juice (xylitol might work, but I haven’t tried)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons milk of choice
- 1/4 cup “butter” of choice, such as Earth Balance (I haven’t tried a lower-fat butter sub in this recipe, so I don’t know if that would work.)
Preheat oven to 330 F. Combine dry ingredients and mix very, very well. In a separate bowl, melt the butter of choice, then stir in vanilla and milk. Pour dry into wet and mix again. Form balls. For true snickerdoodles, roll each ball in a mix of cinnamon and sugar (either equal parts OR two parts sugar to one part cinnamon, depending on how cinnamon-y you want your cookies). If you want soft cookies, you’ll need to get the balls very cold. (So roll the balls, cover in the cinnamon-sugar, then fridge until cold.) Cook for 9-10 minutes. They’ll look way underdone when you take them out, but that’s ok.
I haven’t tried these with a gf mix, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. (Edit: if you read the comments, many commenters have successfully tried different gf versions.) In the meantime…
These are gluten-free: Snickerdoodle Blondies.
As for the vegan snickerdoodles: they will keep at least four days, in a lidded plastic container. (As a general rule, you should store soft cookies in plastic containers and crispy cookies in glass ones.)
Link Of The Day:
I decided to bake a treat for my colleagues and coworkers. I octupled this recipe…yup, that’s right. Over 150 snickerdoodles. All of which have been eaten today.
Yes, these cookies are just THAT GOOD.
geez that’s a lot of cookies! Did they know it was healthy and vegan BEFORE eating them?
Nope! Didn’t tell anybody until the plates were emptied 😉
I count calories, so I calculated this recipe 🙂
For my sweetener I used half Stevia in the raw and half Agava Nectar, so that’s 30 calories. But it’s zero if you use all Stevia.
or 14 cookies, each is 47.7 calories. I used Cinnamon and Stevia mixture to roll the dough. The whole thing was 36 calories, I only used half. I did 1T Cinnamon and 3T Stevia, but you can experiment. 🙂
Thank you so much for the recipe, Katie. Your recipes are an often visitor in my kitchen.
I made these last night and I must say that these are the best cookies I’ve ever made in my life. In fact, they’re the best cookies I’ve ever eaten, homemade or not. Hands down. Before I go on to gush about how amazing these cookies are, I wanted to ask: Do you or does anyone know the nutritional info for one cookie? Calories, fat, sodium, sugar, etc. I think I’ll call them Snickerdoodle Pillows because they truly are like little soft, chewy pillows of tastiness. I am making another batch today and I think I’ll double it. The neighbors were gawking over the amazing smell; they could smell them from next door! If they’re lucky, they’ll get their hands on some. Thank you for the brilliant recipe, Katie!
I made these and they had a bad after smell. Could it be the half and half since I ran out of milk? I really want to try these again, but i’m scared about the smell. Any ideas why it might have a horrible after smell?
I would recommend following the recipe to the letter, with no substitutions.
perhaps it was the cream of tartar? I had a similar problem only mine tasted as bad as they smelled! I tweaked the recipe though so it’s my fault. But I think the smell comes from the cream of tartar
I was running low on kitchen supplies so I made these with honey and coconut oil and they came out great! Thanks again Katie!
These are so good! My non-vegan flatmates love them! Thanks, Katie!!
I made these cookies and these are literally the best cookies I’ve ever had. Vegan or non vegan. These are unbelievable. I’ve made them 4 or 5 times already and have been doubling the recipe. Me and my boyfriend can not get enough. They are the softest, lightest, best tasting cookie EVER. and they’re so light and airy you can just keep eating more and more without really getting full. Thank you sooo much!!!
I made these cookies and they taste exactly like REAL snickerdoodles! 😀
Just made these! But threw in a few additions to tie in with the feeling of fall outside. I used coconut sugar in place of white sugar and added ground cloves into the dry mix. Then I used Earth Balance as butter (per your suggestion) and added pumpkin puree into the butter, vanilla, and eggs. I combined the two mixes, sprinkled with coconut sugar & cinnamon, chilled, then baked. They are FANTASTIC! and my house smells like pumpkin pie… Thanks!
My boyfriend and my coworkers always roll their eyes when I mention foods that are vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, etc.
But somehow, whenever I make these, they vanish!
I even use this recipe to create other flavors (like, instead of rolling the balls in cinnamon sugar, I roll it in lime & lemon zest – instant lemon-lime cookies!)
This is pretty much my favorite cookie recipe ever.