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Chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies

These snickerdoodles are large, thin, have a crisp edge and the chewiest center. They're the perfect snickerdoodle cookie.
4.92 from 12 votes
Course Dessert
Servings 17

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c salted butter (2 sticks) softened
  • 1 c light brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 c maple syrup use real maple syrup
  • 4 tbsp 2% milk
  • 3 tsp vanilla
  • 3 c flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

  • 3/4 c sugar
  • 3 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • To a bowl sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • To a separate bowl mix your cinnamon and sugar coating together. Set aside.
  • Using a hand or stand mixer cream together softened butter, brown sugar and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add maple syrup, vanilla and milk to the butter and sugar and continue mixing until incorporated.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. Mix until the dough comes together. Scrape the bowl down and mix one more time.
  • Use an ice cream scoop that has the lever that cleans out the scoop to create the cookies.
  • Roll each cookie dough ball into the cinnamon and sugar until fully coated.
  • Bake on a parchment lined sheet pan for 10 minutes in batches of 5.
  • Remove from the oven and bang the sheet pan on the counter 8 times.
  • Place cookies back in the oven for 2 more minutes.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and bang the sheet pan on the counter 8 more times. Then leave cookies to cool on the sheet pan for 2 hours.
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