Skip the bakery and bake your own batch of The Best Chocolate Snickerdoodles! They are a little crispy on the edges and a little chewy in the middle, exactly like they should be!
Before I tell you about these Chocolate Snickerdoodles I need to tell you a story. The other day I was driving my two little kids home from piano lessons. Branson, my twelve year old, mentioned he heard something on the radio that he just didn’t understand. He proceeded to tell me that just before 5:00 everyday the D.J. tells everyone it’s time to shut their computers off. Then he talks about the drive at five. Poor Branson was so confused, he thought everyone was forced to turn their computers off at 5:00. Why in the world does everyone have to turn their computers off a 5:00? I had to explain to him that most people go home at 5:00, like they quit working at 5:00, their work day is over. For the past I don’t even know how many years I have been telling him farmers work longer hours than most people. It just cracks me up that he never even really understood that people actually go home from work!
Anyway, these Chocolate Snickerdoodles are the cookie you want to make soon! Chocolate chip cookies will always have my heart, but I never walked away from a snickerdoodle either. Chocolate and snickerdoodles happen to be a pretty yummy dessert mashup!
First, mix snickerdoodle dough.
I form my snickerdoodles the fast easy way because the longer the dough sits around the more of it the boys, and maybe me a little bit too, eat resulting in fewer actual cookies. Mix cinnamon sugar mixture in a container. Form cookies using a cookie scoop, drop them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Put the lid on the container and give it a gentle shake. Flipping it over a few times usually does the trick. Don’t worry when the cookies are all weird shaped and not perfectly round. Baking will take care of that and they will still be perfect!
See! No weird shaped cookies!
Watch the cookies carefully while they are baking so they don’t get over baked. If you do they cookies will be crispy all the way through and we don’t want that!
Seriously, you don’t need to stop by the bakery on the way home from work just whip a batch of these Chocolate Snickerdoodles up! By the way, I’m curious to know how many of you go home from work at 5:00. Around here we stay at work until the work is done, it’s dark, or the weather forces us to quit. It’s a crazy life but we I love that my kids stay until the job is over instead of working until the clock says it’s time to quit. Regardless of when you get off work you deserve cookies…Chocolate Snickerdoodles to be exact!
Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- COOKIES:
- 1 c. butter
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 2/3 c. flour
- 1/3 c. cocoa
- 1 tsp. cream of tarter
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- CINNAMON AND SUGAR:
- 3 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cream butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar for three minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and cream again for one minute
- Add dry ingredients (for cookies) to a separate bowl and stir together.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed butter. Mix just until combined.
- Form cookies into Tablespoon sized balls.
- Add cinnamon and sugar to a seal-able container and shake to mix it up. I like to use a container that is about the right size to fit a sandwich in. You don't want it to be too tall.
- Set about 6 cookies (or however many cookies you can get to fit with a little wiggle room) in the cinnamon and sugar container. Put the lid on and give them a gentle shake. This is the easiest way to coat cookies in cinnamon and sugar. Don't worry if they aren't beautifully round cookie balls. Everything will work out while they bake.
- Put cookies on parchment covered cookie sheet. Leave plenty of room between because they will spread a little bit.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Watch them carefully and don't over bake them.
Mary king says
I tried this recipe and it was delicious! I needed more cinnamon and sugar but that was an easy fix. I have one question. From the picture they look bigger then mine and a bit flatter. Just wondered if i may have done something wrong. This is definitely a keeper recipe!!!!!
Amy Engberson says
I’m glad you loved them! There are so many factors in making thick cookies.
1. Temperature of butter: It needs to be room temperature, but not too soft. Soft butter makes thinner cookies.
2. Measure flour exactly: I don’t use the spoon and level method for measuring flour. I know that’s technically the correct way to measure flour, but who has time for that? I just scoop and level which would add more flour to the recipe.
3. Expired ingredients: Baking soda, powder, and cream of tarter lose their leavening ability after it expires.
Hopefully, that helps!
Genevieve says
Hi!
How soon can I make them for Christmas?
Can they be freeze? For how long?
Thanks!
Amy Engberson says
I’ve never tried freezing these cookies before, although it should work just fine. I’m guessing they’d last a couple of weeks if they’re frozen in an airtight container. Let me know how it goes!
Sherry Dietrich says
I baked these cookies this past weekend, and I just got a Wolf oven and was using convection for the first time! I used the 400F and baked for 8 min. burned. Baked the next 2 batches for 6 min. Those were better, but still burned the bottoms a little. Thinking I’ll change the temp to 375 and bake for 8 min.
But have to say, even the badly burned bottomed ones were delicious! And everyone at work loved the ones I brought in, that weren’t burnt!
Amy Engberson says
Getting a new Wolf oven would be like Christmas! How fun is that? Sounds like you are having a great time trying to get to know each other! These cookies do taste pretty good! Especially for chocolate lovers like me!
Melissa says
All purpose or self rising flour?
Amy Engberson says
I use all purpose flour! Happy Fall!
Cathy Trochelman says
Such a cute story, and such perfect chocolate cookies! I can’t wait to make these!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Snickerdoodles are our favorite cookies! This chocolate version looks incredible!
Michelle De La Cerda says
“Tis the season of ginger cookies! I love them. I love this recipe and I can’t wait to try it out.
Des @ Life's Ambrosia says
I Must admit I am not usually a snicker doodle fan but chocolate snicker doodles? That is something I can get behind!
Lora @savoringitaly says
I have an darling friend who just LOVES snickerdoodles…I’ve got to share this recipe with her and bake a batch for my kids!! They look great!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
A genius idea to fuse snickerdoodles and chocolate cookies!
Amy Engberson says
I can’t help myself…I add chocolate to EVERYTHING! It just seems like the right thing to do!