Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars
These snickerdoodle cookie bars have all of the best qualities of classic snickerdoodles, but are baked up into thick and soft bars!
Ingredients
For the cookie dough:
- 300 g (2 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 227 g (16 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temp
- 250 g (1 ¼ cups) granulated sugar
- 24 g (2 tablespoon) neutral oil
- 1 egg, room temp
- 1 egg yolk, room temp
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the cinnamon sugar topping:
- 50 g (¼ cup) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine together the flour, cream of tartar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and use an electric hand mixer to cream for 2-3 minutes until light & fluffy. Add the oil, egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix until fully combined.
- Lastly, add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and use plastic wrap to press the dough out into an even layer. Place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Make the topping by combining the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the dough, and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top in an even layer.
- Bake the cookie bars for about 25 minutes or until the edges are evenly golden.
- Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting into squares..
Notes
- Use plastic wrap to press dough into even layer. This is an easy, no mess way of pressing a soft dough into an even layer. After the dough has chilled it can be pulled away easily.
- Chill the cookie dough. To prevent the cinnamon sugar topping from melting into the dough as it bakes, chill the dough for about 20-30 minutes first.
- Underbake the cookie bars slightly. To achieve soft, fluffy cookie bars, we want to underbake them slightly. I found that 25 minutes was the perfect amount of time.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 386IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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