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    Recipes » Dessert

    snickerdoodles

    Published: Dec 5, 2012 · Updated: Aug 16, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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    No shortening in these, and cream cheese is used in the place of some of the butter. Use red & green sugar to coat the cookies for Christmas

    One of the cookies I made today was a snickerdoodle

    I was trying to make them easier and a little bit healthier.

    Cream of tartar & shortening are two common ingredients for snickerdoodles, but most people don't keep cream of tartar just hangin' around and oh my gosh please don't use shortening!

    So here's my adaptation...

    I like

    They were a little more time consuming than regular drop cookies, but I wanted them to be Christmasy so I used red & green sugar + cinnamon to roll them in.

    Now, honestly, I can't remember the last time I made or ate a snickerdoodle, so I can't 100% compare these to regular.

    But they were delicious

    Lots of cinnamon flavor, chewy, and perfectly sweet

    I used some cream cheese in place of the butter {1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese is 70 calories, 1 tablespoon butter is 100} to help cut back on the fat & calories in these babies.

    And I really liked the texture of these.

    I hate using fruit purees to replace the fat in cookies because it makes them cakey - not ideal for my cookie preferences

    The cream cheese keeps the texture butter gives to cookies.

    These are adapted from a chocolate chip cookie recipe in the cookbook Nourish {which I love!}.

    I went ahead and used 100% white whole wheat flour, omitted the chocolate chips, and added some cinnamon. All of which were good decisions in my opinion. Let me know what you think if you try these...

    Snickerdoodles

    No shortening in these, and cream cheese is used in the place of some of the butter. Use red & green sugar to coat the cookies for Christmas
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    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Resting Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 32
    Author: Meme

    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter {1/2 stick}
    • 1/3 cup reduced-fat cream cheese
    • 1 cup packed brown sugar
    • 2 egg yolks
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 1/3 cup white whole wheat flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 3 tablespoon sugar {colored if you want}
    • 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions

    • In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar together for about 1-2 minutes. Add in the vanilla and egg yolks. Beat for 1 minutes until completely incorporated.
    • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Add half flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat for about 30 seconds until mixed in. Add remaining half of flour, and beat until completely incorporated {about 1-2 minutes}.
    • Transfer dough to the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
    • Preheat oven to 350°Spray a baking sheet lightly with non-stick spray or oil.
    • Stir together the 3 tablespoons sugar + 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl {if you do two colors, use 1.5 tablespoon green sugar + 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 1.5 tablespoon red sugar + 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon}.
    • Shape tablespoon sized scoops of dough into balls; mash slightly into small disks. Coat with the cinnamon sugar.
    • Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheet about 1-2 inches apart, and bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes. Rotate pans, and bake an additional 2-3 minutes. Let cool on pan for 3 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    Store in an air-tight container for up to 5 days.
    Did you try this recipe?Be sure to leave a comment & recipe rating below. Bonus points for tagging @memeinge & #livingwellkitchen on Instagram! THANK YOU! xo

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    Nutrition Facts
    Snickerdoodles
    Serving Size
     
    1 cookie
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    69
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    2
    g
    3
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    17
    mg
    6
    %
    Sodium
     
    34
    mg
    1
    %
    Potassium
     
    22
    mg
    1
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    12
    g
    4
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    8
    g
    9
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    74
    IU
    1
    %
    Calcium
     
    17
    mg
    2
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. stephanie says

      December 06, 2012 at 7:45 pm

      These look great! Good idea on the cream cheese substitute. Thanks so much for linking up on our Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap ; )
      Steph

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      • memeinge says

        December 10, 2012 at 1:36 pm

        Thanks! Happy Christmas 🙂

        Reply

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