My mom has never been much of a baker, and I don’t remember her making a lot of desserts when I was a kid. She was very into healthy food, so we generally had fruit (or nothing) for dessert most nights. It’s pretty funny to think about that in contrast with my adult life as a dessert blogger, surrounded by cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and more! While I do bake nearly every day, I end up giving away most of the treats I make. My kids are so used to having cookies and other treats around that they are completely unimpressed by them. One thing my mom did bake fairly regularly, though, were snickerdoodle cookies. They were my absolute favorites when I was a little girl! The smell of my mom’s snickerdoodles baking was enough to draw all of us kids out from wherever we were playing, and we would come beg for a hot cookie, fresh out of the oven. I loved the crisp cinnamon sugar outside, the soft and pillowy inside, and the sweet flavor. To this day, they are still one of my favorite cookies, and I love making them for my own kids now! I started out making them with my mom’s classic recipe, but I’ve made a few tweaks over the years to suit my family’s preferences. We’ve experimented with some different and fun variations, like pumpkin snickerdoodles, but I think these chocolate snickerdoodles are my new favorite!
Adding chocolate to anything is pretty much always a good idea, and it’s a fantastic idea with these chocolate snickerdoodles! The cocoa powder adds so much flavor, and makes the cookies rich and fudgy. If you love chocolate like I do, these cookies are for you!
Chocolate Snickerdoodles
The full recipe is at the bottom of this post, but here’s what you’ll need:
butter brown sugar sugar egg vanilla cocoa powder flour salt baking soda cream of tartar cinnamon sugar
The dough mixes up so thick and chocolatey! I used a stand mixer, but you could easily make them with a hand mixer instead.
Scoop the dough into one inch balls, then roll them in cinnamon sugar. The combination of flavors with the chocolate and cinnamon is amazing! Be sure to leave enough space between the cookies on the baking sheet to allow for spreading.
While they bake, they will puff up, then start to flatten out and crack on the top. They’ll look a little undercooked when you pull them out, but they’ll firm up as they cool on the cookie sheet.
These cookies are my favorite when they’re still slightly warm from the oven, with a glass of milk. They’re so soft and tender, with a rich chocolate flavor.
These cookies are seriously yummy!
I think these cookies are best on the day they’re made, but leftover cookies have never been a problem at our house. 🙂 These are definitely some of our favorite cookies!
These sweet chocolate snickerdoodles are the perfect cookie for chocolate lovers! They’re indulgent and delicious, and easy to make!
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