Oatmeal Snickerdoodles have the soft and chewy texture of an oatmeal cookie but with the flavor of snickerdoodle cookies!
A few weekends ago we rented the movie, The Sound of Music, for my eight-year-old daughter. Emma had been singing the song, Do-Re-Mi around the house, and after telling her how much I had loved watching The Sound of Music as a child – I discovered that she had never seen it!
So while Emma and I watched the movie together (she too loved it by the way!), my husband Jack was busy in the other room – but listening in. He soon joined us to watch – and Jack kept commenting, “I didn’t know this song was from The Sound of Music!” And I was amazed to learn that Jack also had never seen the movie himself – although he seemed to know all of the songs!
So that very same weekend, I commented to Jack that I wanted to make my Oatmeal Snickerdoodles to share here on A Family Feast. Second surprise of the weekend – Jack had never eaten a Snickerdoodles cookie! (What else has he been missing out on!?!)
So knowing Jack’s huge love of oatmeal raisin cookies – I knew that he would love these Oatmeal Snickerdoodles! This recipe is one that I got years ago from an old college roommate. Back then, it was the first time I myself had Snickerdoodles – and I didn’t realize at the time that this version – with oatmeal added to the batter was not a ‘classic’ Snickerdoodles cookie.
But I’ve always loved the different soft and chewy texture that the oatmeal lends to these Oatmeal Snickerdoodles – and to this day, a plain old classic Snickerdoodle cookie – while still delicious – seems a little too cake-like for me!
So – what perfect way to spend your weekend…watching The Sound of Music while eating some of these Oatmeal Snickerdoodles! Enjoy!
PrintOatmeal Snickerdoodles
Oatmeal Snickerdoodles have the soft and chewy texture of an oatmeal cookie but with the flavor of snickerdoodle cookies!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 2 1/2 dozen 1x
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup quick oats (not rolled oats)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Topping
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, quick oats, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon and salt to combine.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, combine butter and both sugars and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix again.
- With mixer running, slowly add dry to wet to form a thick dough. Mix just to combine. (Can also be done by hand with a wooden spoon).
- Divide dough into 30 balls rolling by hand.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl and roll each dough ball in sugar mixture then onto cookie sheets (15 per tray). Flatten just slightly leaving them thick.
- Bake 8-9 minutes or until edges are firm and tops are golden.
- Slide parchment onto cooling racks and after two minutes, use a spatula to remove from parchment then back onto racks to cool further. (The cookies come out puffy then deflate a bit as they cool.)
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Is a different texture but it is so good
Thanks Brenda!
Very good! Delicious and simple to make-
Thank you Tammy!
Perfect measurements and instructions for 30 cookies. Highly recommend
Thank you M!
Made these are they were delish…added about 1 cup of chocolate chips too! Family favorite. Did not roll in sugar!
Thanks for the suggestion Debbie!
I don’t usually comment on recipes, but this one is delicious! I wanted to make some “healthier” snickerdoodles. I made some additions- I added 1/4 tsp. cardamom and used 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, because I wanted to avoid rolling the dough in sugar. I also added @1/8+cup chia seeds and some wheat germ. I chilled overnight, because we prefer cakier cookies. These turned out very well. Thank you so much for posting this recipe!
Thanks Lois!
Absolutely the best Cookie !
So easy to make … a perfect receipe, taste is to die for… I did not have quick oats … I used the regular oats … I never use salt in any of my cookies I bake. I do use all, purpose flour. I use fresh eggs and REAL BUTTER.
Thank you for sharing…
Thanks Linda! So glad you enjoyed the cookies!