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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Snickerdoodles are amazing. I think it’s mostly because my grandma used to make them all the time when I was a kid. And back then no one else seemed to know what I was talking about when I mentioned how awesome they were. I’m glad more people understand the amazingness of this cookie. Even if it warrants a chocolate chaser sometimes 😉
Cute photos…I might just have to add 1 change..the addition of some chocolate..yep, I am addicted! 🙂
These look great and I’m very interested in making them today, especially because it only calls for 1/4 cup of sugar!
If I make them today I will be reviewing it on my blog:
http://veganrecipereview.blogspot.com/
I love snickerdoodles!
Yum!! These look fantastic 😀
These look yummy! What do you think about subbing in apple sauce or mashed banana for the vegan butter? I don’t have any on hand.
Thanks Katie!
I’m not big on applesauce-for-oil cookies because I think they make cookies taste “cakey.” But lol I see a few commenters below you have tried it and liked it… so who knows! 😉
Thanks! 🙂
I would be more than happy to participate in a cookie pillow fight! I’ll make these with gluten free flour and applesauce soon!
did you try the applesauce version? i want to know if i can try that! (:
I’m making a goodie bag of treats of all kinds for my friends for Christmas and I am going to have to add these and half of the other desserts you have on your blog!
The cookie recipe looks great but the pics are beautiful, Katie! I love the pop of pink in the pics…especially with the creamy cookies. Such a pretty contrast. Lovely clicks!
These look delicious! So cute-looking, too 🙂
Once again, you’re amazing!!! I don’t know how you make such delicious low calorie goodies but they look awesome!