Apple Butter Snickerdoodles
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4.8
Apple Butter Snickerdoodles
Description
This variation of snickerdoodles blends all-purpose and cake flour with spices including cream of tartar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda to produce a soft and chewy cookie base. Cold butter and dark brown sugar are creamed with apple butter for moisture and flavor before incorporating the egg yolk and vanilla. The dough is chilled to firm up before rolling in cinnamon-sugar, which creates a slightly crisp exterior during baking.
After baking, the cookies are topped with a glaze combining melted butter, powdered sugar, apple butter, vanilla, and a pinch of salt, thinned as needed with milk. This glaze adds a glossy, sweet layer that enhances the apple butter flavor. The result is a tender cookie with a warm spice profile and mild fruit notes.
The cookies can be frozen after baking and cooling for up to three months, making them convenient to prepare in advance. Careful mixing avoids overworking the dough, preventing collapse in the cookies’ centers, and cream of tartar is emphasized as key to their texture.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar dark; packed
- 1/3 cup apple butter store-bought
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cinnamon/Sugar topping
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Glaze
- 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp. apple butter
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- salt pinch
- milk splash to thin out, if needed
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- Whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, cream of tartar, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Cream together the butter and brown sugar using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, ~3-4 minutes. Start off on low speed, then you can increase the speed to medium once the butter is incorporated into the sugar.
- Add in apple butter and combine.
- Then add the egg yolk and vanilla until combined.
- Add in dry ingredients, gradually until ingredients are incorporated. (Do not over mix).
- Using a 2 Tbsp. cookie scoop, scoop the dough and drop onto a plate or baking sheet (be sure there is room in the fridge if using a baking sheet). Chill the scooped dough balls for 30 minutes – 1 hour or up to overnight.
- Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small dish.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Drop the chilled cookie dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture, tossing to coat all sides. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes. Cookies will be very soft and puffy at first, allow to cool on the pan for an additional 10 minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, make the glaze. Add the melted butter to a medium bowl and whisk in the remaining glaze ingredients until smooth, adding a splash of milk if needed to thin it out.
- Drizzle over cookies, add a sprinkle of any leftover cinnamon sugar on top of the glaze if desired, and enjoy!
Notes
- Cream of tartar is essential for the traditional snickerdoodle texture and rise.
- Mix dry ingredients only until combined to avoid cookies collapsing during baking.
- Baked and cooled cookies freeze well for up to three months.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 199 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 199kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 209mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 88mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 261IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.8
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