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Light & Fluffy Snickerdoodle Cookies – Easy 6 Ingredient Recipe

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These light and fluffy snickerdoodle cookies use just six ingredients and come together faster than you’d believe. They have that perfect cinnamon-sugar crunch on the outside, but inside they’re so tender they practically melt.

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for coating)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (for coating)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  2. Melt the butter. Place ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 20-second bursts until fully melted. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes to cool slightly.
  3. Mix the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter and 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar. Whisk vigorously for about 30 seconds until the mixture looks smooth and slightly thickened. Add 1 large egg and whisk until fully incorporated.
  4. Add the dry ingredients. Sprinkle 1½ cups (180g) all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon cream of tartar over the wet mixture. Use a rubber spatula to fold everything together gently. Stop as soon as you don’t see any white streaks of flour.
  5. Make the cinnamon-sugar coating. In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon until evenly combined.
  6. Shape the cookies. Scoop out about 1½ tablespoons of dough. Roll it between your palms into a smooth ball. Drop the ball into the cinnamon-sugar mixture and roll it around until fully coated. Place it on the prepared baking sheet, spacing each ball about 2 inches apart. You should get about 12 cookies.
  7. Bake. Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 9-11 minutes. The cookies will look puffed, slightly cracked on top, and barely golden around the edges.
  8. Cool properly. Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for exactly 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, transfer them to a wire cooling rack.

Notes

Don’t overmix the dough. Use a cookie scoop for even sizing. Watch the oven closely—cookies go from perfectly soft to overbaked in about sixty seconds. Let them rest on the baking sheet for exactly 3 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking for even browning.

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