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.)
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Yum! Snickerdoodles aren’t my favorites, but I wouldn’t turn down a cookie! 😀
Yay Snickerdoodles! These are so cute! You could always add chocolate and they would be similar to Mexican chocolate cookies due to the cinnamon. Thanks for posting these! Speaking of Snickerdoodle blondies, I am considering making a mini batch of your blondies because I have a random amount of white beans and I remember how absolutely delicious your recipe is…
I’m totally in the mood for snickerdoodles. 🙂
Those sound AMAZING!!!! You could always dip them in chocolate syrup. 🙂
I’m not on a diet/trying to lose weight either but I have never ever had a snickerdoodle cookie before!
I have had your snickerdoodle oatmeal but not the cookies!
So into the kitchen I go 😀
Yeah, this is happening tonight. No questions asked. I absolutely ADORE snickerdoodles! My fiance is obsessed with cinnamon, too, so that’s perfect!
They are in the oven now. The dough is delicious!!!
Verdict?
Best cookie I have ever eaten.
People, if you see this comment, go make these cookies. Drop whatever it is your doing! Make them now and you won’t regret it!!!
Yes! I used coconut oil instead of vegan butter and then I refrigerated the small balls dough. They firmed up and were delicious! Pretty much cookie dough truffles.
Snickerdoodles are one cookie I often overlook, even though I love cinnamon. These look delightful!
Hmm, I’m not going to lie, my snickerdoodle cookies have become famous among my family. My boyfriend requests them every time I offer to bake for him. However, I may have to give your recipe a shot and test it against mine. This means I’ll have to bake 4-5 batches of cookies…but hey, not a bad thing, right? 😀
PS, if you haven’t tried Spiral Diner’s snickerdoodles, they’re the bomb. However, I could just be biased because I love all things cinnamon sugar.
Agreed – they ARE the bomb!
I haven’t tried them yet! I’m not a big fan of their cake, but I ADORE their brownies! I’ll have to look for the snickerdoodles.
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. Reminds me of the first day of school. Each year on the first day of school my sister and I would come home to fresh baked cookes (either snickerdoodles or chocolate chip)!