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Oatmeal Snickerdoodles have the soft and chewy texture of an oatmeal cookie with the flavor of a snickerdoodle cookie!
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!
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Oatmeal Snickerdoodles
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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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!