Snickerdoodle cookies

Snickerdoodle Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies, those delicious little cinnamon flavoured cookies that are perfect to start the Christmas cookie season.

What are Snickerdoodles?

Cinnamon cookies, called Snickerdoodle, which are said to have originated in the United States, or perhaps our German neighbors.

Anyway, the most important thing to remember is that these little cookies are cinnamon flavoured.

And that they are terribly delicious, with a shortbread texture and super melting!

Your children will appreciate this recipe, mine didn't resist it, they devoured them all at the snack!

In the original recipe, there is cream of tartar and apparently it would be essential to make without it, but I still chose not to add any in this recipe.

But feel free to try the cinnamon shortbread snickerdoodle cookies, adding 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar.

How do you make cinnamon snickerdoodle cookies?

Begin by whisking in a stand mixer, butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes to obtain a frothy mixture.

Then add the egg and yolk, vanilla, cinnamon powder, salt and baking powder.

Then remove the whisk from the food processor and replace it with the dough hook (or do the next step by hand).

Finally, finish by adding the flour to the mixture and I let my food processor run until I get a homogeneous dough.

Then cover the dough with cling film and place it in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.

And prepare a powdered sugar mixture with a small spoonful of powdered cinnamon in a bowl.

Form balls of dough with the palms of your hands and roll them in the sugar-cinnamon mixture.

Then place them on a baking tray, covered with baking paper or a Silpat silicone baking sheet.

Finally, bake in the oven for 10-13 minutes (depending on the diameter of your cookies).

Let the cinnamon shortbread snickerdoodle cookies cool down for a few minutes and enjoy!