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Apple Butter SnickerDoodles

Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies!  I mean, not only are they cozy and delicious, “SnickerDoodle” is just a fun word to say.  Prove me wrong.  This recipe is perfect for that first super chilly weekend of the season. 

Ingredients 

  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter softened
  • 1 ¼ cups (250g) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Apple Butter
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

FOR THE TOPPING:

  • ⅓ cup (67g) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Whisk flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in a mixer until fluffy. Mix in eggs, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and apple butter.
  • Beat just until mixed. Add in flour mixture and mix until just blended together. Chill your dough at least 4 hours.
  • This dough MUST be cold before baking. Because of all the butter and apple butter, the cookies will spread quite a bit if you skip the chilling!
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or a silpat baking mat.
  • Place 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar in a small bowl.
  • Scoop balls of cookie dough (mine were done using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop) and roll them in the cinnamon sugar.
  • Place on your cookie sheet. I recommend only scooping 2 cookie sheets at a time, then re-chill the dough for while those two trays bake.
  • Bake cookies for 11-12 minutes for slightly underdone, 13-14 minutes for fully done. I like my cookies half raw, but if you don’t, cook them for the full 13-14 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheets.
  • The dough MUST be chilled. With the butter and the apple butter, if you bake a warm dough you’re going to get flat cookies. If you like flat cookies, go for it. But if you want a puffy cookie, please follow the chilling instructions.
  • The apple butter is more of an underlying flavor – when you take a bite you’re hit with the warm cinnamon and then the slight apple flavor totally hits you.
  • These cookies would be perfect with a glass of hot apple cider, or a caramel latte.