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Gingerbread Snickerdoodles Recipe

4.75 from 35 votes
prep 5 minutes
cook 10 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
total 25 minutes
Serves 10
Super soft gingerbread snickerdoodles are subtly spiced and rolled in cinnamon sugar to give it a gooey center and a nice crisp edge. 
Author: Bernice Baran
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 113 grams salted butter, melted
  • 150 grams dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 180 grams all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • cinnamon sugar for coating

Method

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted butter and the dark brown sugar just until they're combined.
    113 grams salted butter melted, 150 grams dark brown sugar packed
  2. Add in the egg and vanilla and whisk aggressively for 1-2 minutes, until its smooth and lightened in color.
    1 large egg room temperature, 1 tsp vanilla extract
  3. Fold in the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger just until the last streak of flour is combined.
    180 grams all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, 1/4 tsp fine sea salt, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger
  4. Scoop dough into 10 cookies on a cookie sheet and freeze for 5-10 minutes.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection (325F/163C conventional).
  6. Remove the cookies from the freezer and roll each one into a ball and then roll them in cinnamon sugar.
    cinnamon sugar for coating
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are set and center is puffed.
  8. Let them rest on the cookie pan for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Notes

If you don't have convection, bake at 325F (160C) conventional for 11-12 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 182mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13g
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cinnamon sugar, cookies, gingerbread cookies, gingerbread snickerdoodles, snickerdoodles, soft and chewy cookies, spiced cookies