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Apple Butter Snickerdoodles

Apple Butter Snickerdoodles are an easy snickerdoodle recipe made with apple butter and warm cinnamon. These snickerdoodles soft and chewy and are the perfect fall cookie recipe.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chill time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 28 cookies
Calories: 141kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $8

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:

  • cup (67g) granualted 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.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.7mg