Snickerdoodle Bars

Think snickerdoodles but in bar shape. Just as delicious as its cookie twin.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 133 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1.25 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 0.25 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 0.13 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.

Step 2

Cream together butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg, and mix until a dough just begins to form.

Step 3

Place dough into prepared pan. Using lightly floured hands, press dough firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.

Step 4

In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the dough.

Step 5

Place pan into the preheated oven, and bake just until the dough in the center of the pan feels barely set, 20 to 23 minutes. Do not over bake.

Step 6

Allow cookies to cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 16 bars.