Cinnamon Cookies {Soft & Chewy}

Quick and easy cinnamon cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients and loaded with ground cinnamon! They are soft and chewy on the inside but crispy on the outside.

*Thank you Reynolds for sponsoring today's post so that I can share this recipe with you. As always, all opinions are mine.*

I am adding this recipe today to my ever-growing collection of cinnamon desserts. If you like this spice as much as me, you need to try these Fluffy Cinnamon Pancakes and Cinnamon Muffins. My favorite cookies to bake are always those that have been passed along the generations like this one. These ones are also highly requested during the holiday season, especially Christmas and Thanksgiving. They are soft and chewy on the inside but have an amazing crispy, crackly, sugary top.

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• Key ingredients for cinnamon crinkle cookies
• Variations
• How to make easy cinnamon cookies recipe from scratch?
• Tips and techniques for cinnamon sugar cookies
• Storage
• More cookie recipes
• Recipe

Key ingredients for cinnamon crinkle cookies

• Butter- Make sure it's unsalted and at room temperature.
• Sugar- Only granulated sugar is used in this recipe. I have tried brown sugar but it doesn't give the best results.
• Egg- This should be large and also at room temperature.
• Vanilla- Use the best quality for the best overall flavor.
• Cinnamon- Use ground cinnamon and make sure it's fresh for best aroma and flavor.
• Flour- You will need to use all-purpose flour.
• Leavening agent- Only baking powder is required in this recipe and cannot be replaced with baking soda.

Variations

• Turn these into cookie sandwiches- Use my Cinnamon Roll Icing (Without Cream Cheese) as the filling.
• Add oatmeal for a more chewy texture- Add ⅓ cup cup oats in the cookie dough mixture.
• Mix in finely apples- Cut 1 medium sized apple into small 1 inch pieces and mix that into the cookie dough.

How to make easy cinnamon cookies recipe from scratch?

1. Cream butter and sugar- Until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in remaining wet ingredients- This includes egg and vanilla extract.
3. Whisk together dry ingredients- This includes ground cinnamon, flour, baking powder.
4. Mix together wet and dry mixture- Until combined.
5. Chill- To make dough easier to handle.
6. Form balls- Using small portions of the dough.
7. Roll balls- In cinnamon sugar.
8. Bake- until edges are firm and tops are golden brown.

Tips and techniques for cinnamon sugar cookies

• All ingredients must be at room temperature so that they blend together smoothly.
• Use unsalted butter to prevent the cookies from becoming too salty.
• Make sure to chill the dough for 45 minutes- 1 hour because this makes the dough easier to handle and it also prevents too much spreading, while baking.
• Only use all-purpose flour because I tried other flours and none of them yielded this perfect texture.
• I don't flatten my cookie dough balls, prior to baking, but some people prefer doing that. I think it makes a thinner cookie, which I am not too fond of.
• Baking powder cannot be replaced with baking soda.
• Granulated sugar cannot be replaced with powdered sugar.
• Butter cannot be replaced with oil or margarine.
• For this perfect texture, make sure you measure your ingredients accurately.
• To get that crispy top, you must roll the cookies in the spiced sugar mixture. That step cannot be omitted.

I highly suggest lining your pans with Reynolds Cookie Baking Sheets. Not even one of my cookies stuck to the sheets. Yay! These baking sheets are so convenient to use because they are already pre-cut and they are also strong enough to be picked up from the tray and moved onto a cooling rack without tearing.

Storage

• Room temperature- Store in a cookie jar for up to 3 days.
• Refrigerate- In a sealed container for up to 5 days.
• Freeze- Cookie dough balls that have not been coated in cinnamon sugar can be frozen for up to 1 month. When you are ready to enjoy them, remove from freezer and coat each ball in spiced sugar and bake as per instructions below. Since the dough is frozen, you may need to an additional 2-3 minutes of baking time.
• Make ahead- These can easily be made 1-2 days in advance.

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• Molasses Cookies (Soft and Chewy)
• Best Snickerdoodles Cookies
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

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