How to make a giant Snickerdoodle
Start by softening/melting your butter in a heat-safe mixing bowl. It doesn’t need to be ALL the way melted. I’ve found the best stage is when about half the butter is liquid, but the rest is super soft. Like the texture of pudding. You want it to easily stir completely smooth when you touch it. For the snickerdoodle, we just use white sugar, and one egg yolk. Stir those in there and then you can sprinkle your dry ingredients on top.
Chill your Snickerdoodle Dough
I know people hate chilling cookie dough because it’s delayed gratification, but we’re only talking 10 minutes, here! I’ve found best results when I pop my dough in the freezer for 5-10 minutes at this point. When that is done, form your dough into a ball. I mix the cinnamon sugar mixture right in the mixing bowl and then roll my dough ball around to cover it in cinnamon sugar. Place your dough on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and gently flatten to about 1/2 – 3/4″ thick.
Baking Tip:
All ovens cook differently but I’ve found it’s important not to overbake this one if you want the center to stay soft. My cookie took about 11 minutes. I took it out when I saw those crackly lines ONLY around the outside inch of the cookie. As my cookie sat on the counter, it kept cooking and those crackles formed over the whole top of the cookie after coming out of the oven. It was perfect after it cooled. Crisp edges and super soft center. We can’t wait to see your make this big giant single serve snickerdoodle cookie! Make sure to post a photo and share with us so we can see!
Related Recipes
Check out these Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles for a regular sized batch of cookies. If you’re looking for more big giant cookies, you can find them all right here: Big Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Big Giant Oatmeal Cookie Big Giant Double Chocolate Fudge Cookie Big Giant Sugar Cookie Big Giant Chocolate Sugar Cookie Big Giant Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Big Giant Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookie Big Giant Peanut Butter Cookie Giant Peppermint Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookie Giant Red Hot Sugar Cookie Giant Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookie Giant Chocolate Cadbury Egg Cookie Big Giant Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (Homemade Oreo!)
