These healthy snickerdoodle cookies are so soft they could be pillows.
Snickerdoodle cookie pillows.
And then we could have a snickerdoodle pillow fight, with sugary cookie dough flying in every direction. Mmm yes, a snickerdoodle pillow fight. How yummy would that be?!
Sweet and buttery pillow cookies…
I promise the snickerdoodles do not taste healthy. But don’t take my word for it; try them for yourself. My friends couldn’t get enough of these!
Skinny Snickerdoodles
- 3/4 cup ww pastry flour or white flour (See below for notes on a gluten-free option)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt (just under level)
- 1/4 tsp cream of tarter (optional)
- 1/4 tsp plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar or sucanat or evaporated cane juice (xylitol might work, but I haven’t tried)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons milk of choice
- 1/4 cup “butter” of choice, such as Earth Balance (I haven’t tried a lower-fat butter sub in this recipe, so I don’t know if that would work.)
Preheat oven to 330 F. Combine dry ingredients and mix very, very well. In a separate bowl, melt the butter of choice, then stir in vanilla and milk. Pour dry into wet and mix again. Form balls. For true snickerdoodles, roll each ball in a mix of cinnamon and sugar (either equal parts OR two parts sugar to one part cinnamon, depending on how cinnamon-y you want your cookies). If you want soft cookies, you’ll need to get the balls very cold. (So roll the balls, cover in the cinnamon-sugar, then fridge until cold.) Cook for 9-10 minutes. They’ll look way underdone when you take them out, but that’s ok.
I haven’t tried these with a gf mix, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. (Edit: if you read the comments, many commenters have successfully tried different gf versions.) In the meantime…
These are gluten-free: Snickerdoodle Blondies.
As for the vegan snickerdoodles: they will keep at least four days, in a lidded plastic container. (As a general rule, you should store soft cookies in plastic containers and crispy cookies in glass ones.)
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EthalFrida says
Love snickerdoodles after discovering them at a Louisiana casino.
However, please know that lower fat does not mean healthy. It is the kind of fat that is used. Natural and not highly processed is better. Vegetable, canola, margarine oils are not good.
Jan says
I’m not able to find the print button for this recipe, can you please fix it so I can print it? I need these cookies in my life!
Thanks!
Jason Sanford says
Hi! It looks like this is an older recipe so probably why it doesn’t have a print button. But just copy/paste into a word document! 🙂
Ceylon Golden Cinnamon says
I read the entire article and comments. hmmm,,,, it is nice… as you said, I will try this along… Thanks for sharing this with us.
Rebekah says
Ohooo my goodness. My kiddo and I just made these (homeschool science and math hooray). ? We used applesauce instead of and vegan butter and they are DElicious!
Sherry says
How many cookies does this recipe make? I’m impressed with your site as I just recently found you. I see lots of yummy looking recipes I can’t wait to try. Thank a bunch!
Michele says
Hi Katie,
What is the nutritional information on these i.e.: calorie count and servings.
Thanks,
Michele
Beky says
Hi! Has anyone tried these with monkfruit sweetener?
Charlie says
How many does this make?
ashlyn says
Hi! What is the serving size and calories per serving? If youre unsure what would you guesstimate?
KC says
Nutritional info??