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Whoa, hold the phone. Did you know that Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles are a THING?
Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles are an easy snickerdoodle cookie recipe FULL of gooey chocolate chips and they’re fantastic.
So, you might remember I’m no stranger to snickerdoodle cookies – I love tinkering with the traditional recipe. Case in point, my Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles; they’re a reader AND family favorite. But why oh why have I never thought to put chocolate chips in my snickerdoodle recipe?
Life Changing, people, seriously. Capital L, capital C, and again, by Life Changing, I mean I went up a pants size…or two. (Moral of the story: make this recipe to share ONLY.)
Oh, you didn’t know I had a snickerdoodle recipe on this blog? Well SURPRISE…I don’t. But I DO have a Perfect Sugar Cookie, a cookie that, by chance, has cream of tartar on the ingredients list. Three guesses what the secret to amazing snickerdoodles is…ready? One, two…
Cream of Tartar <– that’s the perfect ingredient in all good snickerdoodle recipes. If we’re being all technical and cookie science-y, sugar cookies don’t normally have cream of tartar because they are supposed to be crunchy and not puffy. (Whoever decided that is cray-cray, but whatever.) Snickerdoodles are supposed to have that little “tang” flavor from the cream of tartar, and it also gives them a chewy yet puffy texture.
(Which, if we’re being honest, describes what every good cookie in the world should taste like, always, IMO.)
So, long story short, my sugar cookie recipe doubles as a snickerdoodle cookie recipe if you roll it in sugar.
If you want to make the absolute best snickerdoodle ever, you have to add chocolate chips. <–My new law.
What kind of chocolate chips do you love?
Okay, so can we talk about chocolate chips for just a teeny second? There are tons of chocolate chip brands out there. We all probably have our favorite, right? I do 99% of my grocery shopping at Walmart or the sale items at Safeway, so I normally buy Hershey’s. Sometimes I splurge of Ghiradelli or Guittard. But, my friends, I’m breaking up with my old chocolate chips.
From now until forever, I will brave dents in my car doors and being run over by speeding cars just so I can buy all my chocolate chips at Trader Joe’s. A few of my blogger friends have recommended them and I finally remembered to buy a few packages during my last visit. (I try to only go there a few times a year, because I cannot handle the parking lot or the tubs of Cat Cookies I come home with.)
These are LIFE CHANGING chocolate chips. The taste is stellar, but more importantly? They stay gooey for hours and, even when the cookies are completely cool, they never get rock solid hard again. That makes these chocolate chip a dessert blogger’s dream, because you can get the gooey shot without microwaving the heck out of a perfectly done cookie. (Can I get an Amen?)
Also? They create Life Changing Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles.
How To Make Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles:
- Use a good quality butter.
- These don’t need chilling.
- Don’t skip the cream of tartar!
- Skip the chocolate chips for a basic snickerdoodle recipe.
I’m not joking when I say I made these Chocolate Chip Snickerdoodles twice in a week. The cookies stay soft and chewy, the cinnamon sugar crunch is the perfect snickerdoodle flavor, and the chocolate. Oh man, the chocolate gets me every time.
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Soft Snickerdoodle Recipe with chocolate chips
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (248g) all purpose flour
- 1 cup (170g) chocolate chips (optional)
Topping
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup (67g) granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat baking mats.
- Cream butter and ¾ cup sugar with a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or you may use a hand mixer). Once the mixture is creamed and fluffy, mix in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth, then mix in the baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly mix in flour until the mixture is just combined, then stir in the chocolate chips.
- Place remaining ⅓ cup sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and stir.
- Scoop 2 tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough and roll them in the cinnamon sugar, then place them 2” apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the bottoms just start to turn golden brown. (These taste better if you err on the side of under rather than over done). Cool at least 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
Recipe Notes
- You can omit the chocolate chips but you'll only get about 21 cookies.
- You can double or triple this recipe by multiplying all ingredients by 2 or 3, respectively.
Recipe Nutrition
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AMAZING cookies! Soft and absolutely delicious. Cooked them on a baking stone, 10-11 minutes. These are one of the best cookies I’ve ever made. Thanks for a great recipe.
Cookies are good. Did not get the 24 cookies I was suppose to. I did the 2 tablespoons on 4 as recipe called for then I cut it back to 1 1/2 tablespoons. Yield 11
These were fantastic! Multiple people told me these were the best snickerdoodles they’ve ever had, and I agree! I made some for my family and about 20 to bring to work as a Christmas present and they were all gone well before the end of the day. The first snickerdoodle recipe I ever tried (before this one) I didn’t like nearly as much, but this one was just perfect (and helped me gain more confidence in my baking skills).
The recipe calls for 1 tablespoon vanilla extract. Should that be 1 teaspoon instead?
you can use either. I love using 1 tablespoon but now that vanilla is so expensive, I sometimes use just 1 tsp.
This is the best snickerdoodle recipe I have ever made and/or eaten! It is the easiest dough to work with and cooks beautifully. I did make both the larger size and some smaller size ones as well. And the taste is so light and airy. I used the chocolate chips because they were my daughter’s friend’s one birthday request, chocolate chip snickerdoodles. I’m glad I looked around for a new recipe! I won’t have to again though.
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