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This Snickerdoodle cookie dough is thick and creamy and full of cinnamony goodness. Made with a few ingredients, this makes the best holiday dessert.
If you love Snickerdoodle cookies, enjoying all the flavors in a fun cookie dough dip is the way to go.
It’s perfect to serve at your holiday parties or events, and is perfect to serve with cookie sticks, crackers, or even with a spoon!
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Why you’ll love this recipe
- Easy to make. Just a few simple ingredients and 3 easy steps. It’s hassle-free.
- Versatile. Eat plain, bake into cookies, or use as a topping for ice cream or pancakes – there are many ways to enjoy it.
- Easy to customize.Fold through chocolate chips, cinnamon candy, or sprinkles. The possibilities are endless.
Ingredients needed
The recipe uses simple pantry staples. Here’s what you need:
- Heavy cream. Forms the base of the cookie dough. I like to bring the cream to room temperature as it is so much easier to whip.
- Cream cheese. Thickens the cookie dough and balances out the sweet flavors.
- Confectioners sugar. Also known as powdered sugar. It thins out the mixture and ads sweetness.
- Snickerdoodle cookies. Either homemade or store-bought cookies work. Crush them well so that they fold into the mixture seamlessly.
- Cinnamon. A must have spice when anything snickerdoodle is involved.
- Vanilla extract.
How to make Snickerdoodle cookie dough?
The cookie dough is so delicious, yet so easy to make. Follow the simple 3 step process below:
- Whip the cream. Beat the cream in a mixing bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Mix all the ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with confectioner sugar until combined. Fold through the whipped cream, followed by the snickerdoodle cookies, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
- Refrigerate. Put the dough in the refrigerator to firm up for at least an hour.
Tips to make the best recipe
- Don’t overmix everything. The cookie dough needs to be relatively thick before chilling.
- Use room temperature ingredients. Cream and cream cheese mix so much better when they aren’t chilled.
- Roughly crush the cookies. You want the cookie dough to have some texture to it.
Storage instructions
To store. Leftover cookie dough dough can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week in the fridge.
To freeze. Transfer the dough to an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.
More delicious cookie dough recipes to try
- Oatmeal cookie dough
- Pumpkin cookie dough
- Healthy cookie dough
- Banana cookie dough
- Chickpea cookie dough
Frequently Asked Questions
When made with gluten-free cookies, this cookie dough is suitable for celiacs.
You can add chocolate chips, spices, and even some nut kinds of butter, like peanut butter or almond butter.
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Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 10 snickerdoodle cookies crushed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream until stiff peaks form.
- In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with confectioners' sugar until combined. Fold through the whipped cream, followed by the snickerdoodle cookies, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
- Refrigerate for an hour, to firm up.
I made peanut butter cookie dough instead by subbing for PB and opt out the maple syrup, but increase the milk. Heavenly! You’re the only person I trust with healthy recipes that don’t taste healthily at all! ?
That means so much, Anna! 🙂
I adore cinnamon and you are so right, the costco one is the best, hands down! There is no other like it!
I am missing costco like crazy right now (and the UK one is like the Aussie one, no fancy nut butters and the like but still so good). Perth doesn’t have one… There is rumour of one coming and I really hope it does!
oh I hope so- Although cinnamon will probably be the only purchase if its anything like the Melbourne one!
Um I just so happen to like the word sheer, especially when it comes to negligee.
Also, I have Saigon Cinnamon in my pantry right now. It’s what I used in my apple pie yesterday. Have you been to the American Costco’s? You’d love it. My in laws have a membership. They keep me well stocked.
Hahahahaha oh no!
Oh man. We should go spend a weekend in Costco!
Lol! I’m not even kidding — I was just thinking about how the cinnamon I bought tastes like crap compared to the one I usually buy, but they were all out when I was last in the store. The struggle is real.
Right? I thought all cinnamon was created equal!
Snickerdoodles are one of my all time favorite cookies ever. Thank you for creating a snicker doodle recipe that’s appropriate for breakfast.
You are so welcome, Heather! 🙂
I have to agree with you on the cinnamon. We use it by the boat load- and Costco’s is by far the best!
oh yay! Seriously, it’s so flavorful! 😀
i never paid this detailed attention to cinnamon. i have a container whatever trader joes sell. should i be doing taste testing?
OH wow- I haven’t tried that one!
I’m going to have to start trying some of these recipes of yours instead of just drooling over them. I love that this is freezer friendly. I’ve noticed my kids making cookies of their own concoctions in the microwave and I have no idea where they are getting the recipes since that is definitely not my forte. But yours would be much better for them!
Hahaha that’s awesome! My sister refuses to try mine out but follows generic ones for cake mix plus an egg!
Mmm snickerdoodles are my fav! And as a fellow greedy eater – I’m glad it’s just for one, muah ha ha!
Right? Single serve perfection!
Nothing compares to Costco cinnamon! The BEST ever!
How good is it!
How could a healthy snicker doodle cookie not be a total winner?? And you know what, with 3 kids and a husband that eats a lot, I love that it’s just for ME! 🙂
Right? Thanks so much Lauren!
oh I just love that Coscto sized Saigon Cinnamon – and this cookie dough for one is calling my name
Thanks so much, Heather 🙂
There are just some cinnamons out there that taste SO BAD. I love fresh cinnamon sticks for sure! Those are the bomb! This cookie dough looks to die for—I could start licking my computer!
Costco is the place where I get ALL my Greek yogurt, acai, chia seeds, sprouted cereals, seaweed and vegan protein powder! It’s the best!
Oh I’m jealous! I need to go to your Costco!
Ah, the cinnamon of my people 😛 hehehe. But seriously, Costco is amazing and I’d marry it.
LOL. Omg I actually just spat water on my screen. Ay yiyiyiyiyi Miss.Saigon.
OMG you are exactly like me! I get obsessed with a flavor and then make ALL the things with it…this week was ALL pumpkin for me!
BUTBUTBUT I LOVE cinnamon so I want to dip my face into this. Pinned!
Hahaha it’s so bad. Imagine if we got hooked on like…licorice or something.
I have some of that Saigon cinnamon from Costco in my spice cupboard right now! I want to run upstairs and make a cookie now. Be back in 5 minutes…hopefully not wearing Niki’s weave. 🙂
hahaha Spiced Blog. Spice cupboard.
Seriously, it’s SO good- I’m cinna-racist.
Oh man, I haven’t had a snickerdoodle in forever but I love them! This one looks like the perfect solo recipe! And I love the frosting idea with protein powder!
Right? Thanks so much, Liz!
The “for one” definitely caught my eye! This looks so good….a perfect afternoon snack!
Thanks so much, Julie 🙂
Oh yes, while labeling foods isn’t in there are good and bad types of cinnamon. Nasty/tasteless cinnamon can ruin a good dish. And because I know we both like our cayenne pepper: shocking differences in this realm, too. It took me way too long to finish that package of the bad kind until I allowed myself to move on to my go-to good brand.
Keep the cookie dough recipes coming! Once I can allow myself the splurge on protein powder again 🙁 I’ll try one of them.
Go for it 🙂
I agree not all cinnamon are created equal! Adam and I got rid of the Costco membership years ago because we’d never agree on what to buy in bulk and it was killing us, no joke. This looks awesome and I love snickerdoodles!
Thanks Michele- This is really delicious and so addictive- Luckily it’s healthy!
I think I sang the ode to cinnamon a few times myself in the last two years. Cinnamon and I have a deep-rooted, life-long love affair. I never test tasted different brands though. Maybe I pick up a few samples later…. I always buy the big 500g container and I just started my third this year. It’s the only spice on the kitchen counter – always in arms reach. I put cinnamon in everything! Heaps of it. When a recipe I make contains cinnamon I usually triple the amount.
I like those cookie dough recipes. Cookie dough for lunch makes me feel like a rebel ?
THIRD this year? Impressive!! You should try the cinnamon challenge then haha!