These soft and chewy bars taste just like snickerdoodle cookies.
Minus the work of dragging out your mixer, chilling dough, or making individual cookies.
Instead it’s a one-bowl, no mixer recipe that comes together in minutes. Pour the easy-to-make batter into a pan and bake.
No hassle, no fuss, and the bars are ready from start to finish in 30 minutes. The best kind of recipe.
I adapted the recipe from The Best Snickerdoodles and combined it with my trusty blondie base, a base I’ve used 30+ times over the years, and it always produces impressive results.
The bars are wonderfully soft, extra chewy, buttery, and there’s a bit of tang courtesy of cream of tartar.
If you don’t routinely keep it on hand, the bars will still ‘turn out’, but they won’t have the signature snickerdoodle flavor and they’ll be flatter and denser.
Before baking I generously sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar. It lends just the right amount of cinnamon flavor and a bit of texture from the sugar granules.
I’ve made Snickerdoodle Bars, Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Blondies, Snickerdoodle Bread and a half dozen other snickerdoodle-themed treats (linked below).
But I loved the bars so much that I had to donate most of the pan to my daughter’s classmates or I would have eaten most of the batch myself.
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The Best Snickerdoodle Bars
Ingredients
Batter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon salt, optional and to taste
For Sprinkling
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Batter – Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large, microwave-safe bowl melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
- Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you don’t scramble it. Add the egg, sugars, vanilla, and whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour, cream of tartar, optional salt and stir until just combined, don’t overmix.
- Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula; set aside.
- For Sprinkling – In a bowl (same one used for the batter is okay), combine the sugar, cinnamon, and stir.
- Using a small spoon, evenly sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the prepared pan. Looks like a lot but it sinks down and soaks in while baking.
- Bake for about 24 to 25 minutes, or until done. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Place pan on top of a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
- Adapted from The Best Snickerdoodles
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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These are my #1 go-to dessert recipe if I need something quick and easy! Everyone I share them with LOVES them and asks for the recipe! Thank you!
These are my #1 go-to dessert recipe if I need something quick and easy! Everyone I share them with LOVES them and asks for the recipe! Thank you!
Thanks for the 5 star review I am glad this is your #1 go to dessert recipe for something squick and easy!
I made this recipe on my 30 minute lunch break and they turned out perfect! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe. It was very easy to throw together quickly, plus they are delicious! I love the slightly gooey chewy texture and the thin “crust” that forms on the top and bottom. I will definitely make this again. It was much easier than actually making snickerdoodles and the taste can’t be beat.
I made this recipe on my 30 minute lunch break and they turned out perfect! Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe. It was very easy to throw together quickly, plus they are delicious! I love the slightly gooey chewy texture and the thin “crust” that forms on the top and bottom. I will definitely make this again. It was much easier than actually making snickerdoodles and the taste can’t be beat.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad these were perfect and you made them on your 30 min lunch break, how cool!
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These are excellent! So easy to make and I love the chewy/crisp texture. Took them out after 20 minutes as edges were starting to get very brown. Still turned out great.
These are excellent! So easy to make and I love the chewy/crisp texture. Took them out after 20 minutes as edges were starting to get very brown. Still turned out great.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they turned out excellent for you!
The Snickerdoodle Bars are a HUGE hit – and I love that they’re easy to pack as I mail them regularly to family members. Thank you!
The Snickerdoodle Bars are a HUGE hit – and I love that they’re easy to pack as I mail them regularly to family members. Thank you!
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am glad that they’ve been a huge hit and that you’re even mailing them to family!
I made these for my family and they devoured them! Amazing texture & super buttery-not great for dieting, but incredible to eat!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad they were devoured!