Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie. Will’s too. I was given a review copy of Piece of Cake (which is a great book by the way) and when I was flipping through, I discovered that there was a chocolate version of my favorite cookie! Happiness all around. These make my Snickerdoodle just a little more sophisticated than the vanilla version. The outside is crispy and the inside is tender and chewy. These will be making more appearances at my house for sure. Everyone loved them.
These cookies are easy to make, the hardest part is waiting for the butter to soften. These cookies would be great for a cookie swap or to give as a gift. They are fairly sturdy, so they would package and mail well. I like to send Christmas treats to friends and family, so I am always trying to think of things that will ship well.
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
cinnamon sugar (3 tablespoons sugar plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon)
Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
Cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
Roll dough into balls. Mix together cinnamon and sugar and roll into the sugar mixture. Drop the balls onto two parchment lined baking sheets.
Press the cookies with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly.
Bake in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool cookies on a rack.
The cookies will be crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
Chocolate Snickerdoodles
Chocolate Snickerdoodles - a chocolate version of the classic snickerdoodle cookie. Chocolate and cinnamon were meant to be friends.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- cinnamon sugar (3 tablespoons sugar plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon)
Instructions
- Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
- Roll dough into balls. Mix together cinnamon and sugar and roll into the sugar mixture. Drop the balls onto two parchment lined baking sheets. Press the cookies with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool cookies on a rack.
Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g
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these look amazing! i just recently found my love for the snickerdoodle but my love for chocolate has been around for a long time! looking forward to making these. 🙂
Then it is a marriage made in heaven!
Mm, I love snickerdoodles–and pairing them with a chocolate base sounds even better!
You are about to be a very happy girl Tara!
These look delicious! I can’t believe it never crossed my mind to add chocolate – brilliant!
Me either! I saw it in the cookbook, slammed it shut and went into the kitchen!
Snicker doodles are a favorite of mine too. How can you go wrong with chocolate involved? Love them!!
You just cannot!
Thank you for your yearly 12 weeks of Christmas cookies. I always make at least one of your cookies each Christmas. I think I may have found it today! I told myself I wasn’t going to make more than one type of cookies this year since last year I ended up eating more than my share and many went uneaten. Don’t people eat Christmas cookies anymore? I am bookmarking this one for sure! Thanks again Bree!
How sweet Sarah! I just love to make cookies at Christmas. I give them to everyone. I even leave treat bags in my mailbox for the mail man.
I’m looooving these!
katrina, you will swoon!
These look great! I love the crinkly sugar on top. It reminds me of Christmas already 🙂
The crust is the best part. And can you believe that it is just around the corner?
I love snickerdoodles too! And chocolate! Why not combine them? They really look incredible…
I did! And it is fabulous!
Hi Bree, I’m discovering your beautiful blog today after searching the world over to figure out how to install the Comment Luv plug-in on my blog! Your name is in a list of comment-luv users (on a Thesis theme site). Anyway, I’m absolutely thrilled to discover you. Your blog is beautiful…and so is your food!! I’ll be back!!:)
Welcome Rita! And hope the install went smoothly!
I’m not a fan of traditional snickeroodles, for some reason. They just taste a little bland to me. But these, I can get on board with these! They spice up the snickerdoodle!
Yes they do! Hope you like these.
Too fun! I love this variation of the snickerdoodle! Such beautiful pictures! I really love that marble slab you have 🙂
These look yummy! About how many cookies does this make?
Snickerdoodles are an old family favorite in our house, but I have never tried chocolate ones! I love the crinkles. I may just have to try this recipe!
You will love a chocolate version!
I never had or made a snickerdoodle. I love the cinnamon sugar. This is a wonderful recipe! Love the pics!
You are missing out!!! Make yourself a batch STAT!
I had never even heard of snickerdoodles until this year. I made them and they were such a hit. I bet yours would be even better – chocolate makes every thing better.
Yes, it really does, doesn’t it?
Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie too! I’d love to try a chocolate version 🙂
Me too! Love Snickerdoodle anything. These were all they were hyped up to be. 🙂
Snickerdoodles are my husband’s favorite cookie too but I always prefer chocolate-this might just be the perfect cookie for us! So happy to be baking with you!
These look so delicious!!! I am definitely adding these to my christmas cookie platter! 🙂
I made these today for a cookie drive and they turned out great. Snickerdoodles are my favorite and I had never thought of a chocolate version until I saw your recipe!
Me too. Snickerdoodles are my favorite.
I’ll do it to my family today, and I hope they like it $$
Oh. My. God. These are AMAZING! Mine came out with a crunchiness around the outside and a nice and soft, moist, cake-like inside. These will be made again!
Dev
So glad! I haven’t made these in a long time. I need to do it soon.
I love this recipe! I’ve seen some where the cream of tartar is left out, but that’s what makes Snickerdoodles so delicious for me. And I love your flour and sugar canisters – clear and air tight. Where did you find them?
Thank you so much,
Shelley
Agreed! I got the canisters at The Container Store.
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