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Cinnamon Swirl Cookies

Cinnamon Swirl Sugar Cookies - A Family Feast
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Cinnamon Swirl Sugar Cookies are soft and chewy sugar cookies with cinnamon swirls throughout.

Ingredients

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For the Cookie Base

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon table salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cinnamon Swirl

1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon table salt

1/4 cup unsalted butter, very soft/barely melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper sheets, then set aside.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy – about three minutes on high.
  4. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla to the mixing bowl and mix again until combined.
  5. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until completely combined.
  6. Make the cinnamon swirl by whisking together brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Add the very soft butter and combine until the mixture resembles a paste.
  7. Intersperse a few spoonfuls of the cinnamon swirl paste onto the top of the cookie dough in the mixing bowl. Use a firm spatula and start folding the cinnamon swirl paste into the base dough, adding more spoonfuls of the cinnamon swirl paste as you go. Be careful not to overwork the paste into the cookie dough – you want to see distinctive swirls throughout.
  8. Use a size #50 size scoop (1 1/2 tablespoons) to portion the cookie dough, rolling into balls.
  9. Place balls on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2” or more between each portion. (We baked just 8 cookies per baking sheet to make sure we allowed enough room for spreading in the oven.)
  10. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are lightly golden.
  11. Cool cookies on a cooling rack.

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