Maple Snickerdoodles Recipe: #52WeeksofSweets - Forks and Folly (2024)

Maple Snickerdoodles Recipe: #52WeeksofSweets - Forks and Folly (1)
This is Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles Recipe is a sponsored post written by me on behalf ofBob’s Red Mill.#Bakesgiving#52WeeksofSweets

Our Updated Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles have the same great classic flavor of the original, with a crispier edge and chewier center. The maple syrup addition adds a subtle sweetness and a great golden color!

Although I often claim to be a non-baker, when it comes to Snickerdoodles, I’m actually quite the pro. In fact, it’s probably the Snickerdoodle where my passion for cooking began.

It was probably circa 1985-ish, that my first cooking book awaited me under the Christmas tree. (It most definitely wasn’t the last.)I’m pretty sure my parents were never thrilled when my sister and I decided to don our chef hats. But, they let us take a stab at whipping up a recipe every now and then. The recipe we always went back to? Snickerdoodles.

I still have the cookbook, and when it came to picking out a recipe to bake for the teacher’s cookie exchange at my boys’ school, I figured it was time to update my childhood favorite

My sister and I have changed a bit since our first version of the classic Snickerdoodle, so I figured it was time to give the recipe a modern twist, too.

I always prefer to useBob’s Red Mill products when baking. It’s an unbleached, unbromated white flour milled from certified organic, U.S.—grown wheat. I used Bob’s Red MillOrganic All Purpose Baking Flour for this recipe, but you can absolutely use theGluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour in its stead!

We’re also making these cookies thinner! To get a thinner cookie with a little more “chew” we’re not letting the butter chill too long and we’ve increasing the sugar. Hello, maple syrup! Sure, cakey-cookie fans may not agree, but if you ask me…. I’ve done did it. These Snickerdoodles are for THE WIN!

Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles Recipe

In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter, and both sugars. Add in the maple syrup, the vanilla extract and egg and beat again until blended.

In a separate bowl, sift together the Bob’s Red MillOrganic All Purpose Baking Flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt. In days past I skipped this step… but it’s there for a reason! Sifting makes sure no one gets a nasty crumb of baking soda in their cookie!

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, in batches and beat until smooth. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes or up until it’s chilled through. Mine were closer to thirty minutes, but if you want your cookie to have a little more thickness, go longer.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar together. Roll the dough into balls (I used a cookie scoop for ease), then gently roll in the sugar mix.

Place each cookie ball on a greased cookie sheet – at least two inches apart. These guys spread. You’ve been warned.

Bake 9-10 minutes, or util golden and the tops have crinkled a bit. Allow to cool (if you can!), then serve or store.

Although we didn’t have either of these cookies as children, I’m still thinking Santa might need these Edible Pressed Flour Shortbread Cookies! And, I have a feeling he might really dig these Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Do you have a favorite childhood cookie? Let’s here it!Bob’s Red Mill believes in making our world a better place through small acts of kindness, and what could be a better way than sharing baked treats this holiday? I’ll be making some more for friends and family before the season ends!

Maple Snickerdoodles Recipe: #52WeeksofSweets - Forks and Folly (12)

Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles

Yield: 2 dozen

Our Updated Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles have the same great classic flavor of the original, with a crispier edge and chewier center. The maple syrup addition adds a subtle sweetness and a great golden color!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cups Bob’s Red MillOrganic All Purpose Baking Flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Sugar Coating
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter, and both sugars. Add in the maple syrup, the vanilla extract and egg and beat again until blended.
  2. In a separate bowl, sift together theBob’s Red MillOrganic All Purpose Baking Flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt. In days past I skipped this step… but it’s there for a reason! Sifting makes sure no one gets a nastycrumb of baking soda in their cookie!
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones, in batches and beat until smooth.
  4. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes or up until it’s chilled through. Mine were closer to thirty minutes, but if you want your cookie to have a little more thickness, go longer.
  5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, combine thecinnamon and sugar together. Roll the dough into balls (I used a cookie scoop for ease), then gently roll in the sugar mix.
  6. Place each cookie ball on a greased cookie sheet –at leasttwo inches apart.These guys spread. You’ve been warned.
  7. Bake 9-10 minutes, or util golden and the tops have crinkled a bit. Allow to cool (if you can!), then serve or store.

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FAQs

What is interesting about Snickerdoodle cookies? ›

The cookie is common to Mennonite and Amish communities and was a favorite treat of the Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley. In more recent times, the snickerdoodle cookie has transformed into a popular flavor of desserts, sugary sweets, drinks, candies, etc.

Why didn't my snickerdoodles rise? ›

The Problem: The Butter Is Too Soft

Room temperature butter is just the right consistency to incorporate air when it's creamed with sugar. These trapped air pockets result in risen, fluffy cookies. If the butter is any warmer, it won't incorporate enough air and your cookies will have less rise.

Why are my snickerdoodles spreading so much? ›

Excess Sugar and Fat

Measuring is key in baking. If your cookie contains excess sugar or fat, it will spread while baking.

How long to chill sugar cookie dough? ›

Cover, and chill dough for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

Why do my snickerdoodle cookies get hard? ›

Snickerdoodles might turn out hard if they are overbaked or if the dough is too dry.

How to tell if a snickerdoodle is done? ›

How do you know when the cookies are baked? The snickerdoodle cookies will only take about 10 to 12 minutes to bake, so be sure to keep your eye on them! It's best to rotate the cookies after about 6 minutes so that the cook evenly. The cookies are done when the edges are just set and the centres are soft and cracked.

What does cream of tartar do in cookies? ›

What Does Cream of Tartar Do in Cookies? Cream of tartar makes cookies chewy, as it precludes the sugar in the dough from crystalizing, which would lead to crispiness (ie: the opposite of chewiness).

Why did my snickerdoodle cookies not flatten? ›

One of the most common reasons why cookies didn't spread out in the oven is because you added too much flour. Cookies rely on the perfect ratio of butter to flour in order to spread just the right amount when baked. It's very easy to over measure flour when using cup measurements.

Why do my Snickerdoodle cookies go flat? ›

Why are my snickerdoodles flat? Snickerdoodles can come out flat if 1) the leaveners you used (for this recipe, it's both the baking soda and the cream of tartar) are on the old side and no longer work, and 2) if you baked them at a lower temperature. First, figure out if it's your leavener.

Why do my cookies go flat after I take them out of the oven? ›

If your cookies come out of the oven looking flat, you may not have adequately chilled the dough before baking. Chilling times may vary depending on the cookie you're making, but you should typically chill cookie dough in the refrigerator for at least two hours before you pop it in the oven.

What happens if you don't let sugar cookie dough chill? ›

Overall, cookies baked immediately tasted rather flat; and their texture was soft and rather doughy, without being chewy. Cookies baked after chilling the dough (for as little as 30 minutes) became chewy, and progressively more flavorful with longer aging.

What happens if you don t refrigerate sugar cookie dough before baking? ›

Popping your dough in the fridge allows the fats to cool. As a result, the cookies will expand more slowly, holding onto their texture. If you skip the chilling step, you're more likely to wind up with flat, sad disks instead of lovely, chewy cookies. Cookies made from chilled dough are also much more flavorful.

Should you refrigerate cut out cookies before baking? ›

Refrigerating the dough allows the flour to fully hydrate and helps to make the cookie dough firmer. Firm dough prevents the cookies from spreading too much, which is why chilling the dough is a crucial step for cut-out and rolled cookies.

What is one interesting fun fact about cookies? ›

3) Americans consume over 2 billion cookies a year, or 300 cookies for each person annually. 4) The Chocolate Chip is the most popular type of home-baked cookie. 5) Chocolate Chip cookies are Cookie Monster's favorite. His birthday is November 2nd and his original name was Sid on Sesame Street.

What is interesting about cookies? ›

General Cookie Facts

People in the United States purchase over 2 billion cookies per year. 95% of American households eat cookies (only 95%…?). Half the cookies people bake at home are chocolate chip. Over a lifetime, the average American eats 35,000 cookies (we think we can beat that!).

How do you describe snickerdoodle? ›

“A New England favorite, these large, crinkly-topped sugar cookies are probably German in origin. Their name may be a corruption of the German word 'Schneckennudeln,' which translates roughly as 'crinkly noodles. '”

What is special about cookies? ›

Cookies are like a sweet crunchy chewy canvas ready for just about anything you can imagine. Chocolate, nuts, fruits, and grains – just to name a few, create wonderfully contrasting flavors and textures that can satisfy even the most particular sweet tooth.

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