Crumbl Snickerdoodle cupcake cookies are a play on your traditional snickerdoodles. They combine a soft and chewy cinnamon sugar cookie base then top that with a luscious cream cheese frosting and an extra sprinkle of cinnamon sugar topping for the perfect finish.
This week CRUMBL release their popular snickerdoodle cupcake cookie recipe and I couldn’t be happier! On Monday, I ran to grab one for us to share and I immediately got to developing this recipe. Since I already had the Chewy CRUMBL Churro Cookies Copycat Recipe, this task was actually super easy.
I tweaked the recipe a little bit to make a smaller batch and then topped that with a homemade cream cheese frosting and a generous sprinkle of cinnamon sugar because cinnamon sugar makes everything better!
This is the best snickerdoodle cupcake cookie recipe ever!
When I moved to America, I thought snickerdoodle cookies were only supposed to be enjoyed around the holidays or Christmas time. But I’m here to tell you I changed my mind. These cookies should be an all-year-round thing. They’re the ultimate comfort food and you need them in case you’re ever feeling a little down.
Why you need to make this recipe!
- It’s the ultimate snickerdoodle dessert.
- It tastes just like the CURMBL bakery cookie, mybe even better!
- It’s impressive yet simple to make.
- Perfect for all the cinnamon lovers.
- One bowl recipe, AKA less dishes recipe!
- Takes a Snickerdoodle cookies and a cupcakes and gets this beauty of a creation.
Ingredients for this Snickerdoodle cupcake cookie recipe
Here are the ingredients you will need to make these cookies. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed ingredient measurements.
- Butter- You will need butter for both the cookies base as well as the cream cheese frosting.
- Granulated & brown sugar– this cookie recipe uses both brown and granulated sugar to give you the softest cookie ever.
- Egg– The egg is the binding agent of this cookie recipe.
- Vanilla extract– The vanilla extract will add a little subtle vanilla flavoring.
- Flour– You will need All purpose flour for this recipe.
- Baking soda & baking powder– The baking powder and baking soda will give some height to your cookie recipe.
- Cream of tartar– The creamf of tartar will give you that iconic snickerdoodle texture.
- Cinnamon– The cinnamon is one of the main flavor profiles of snickerdoodle cookies.
- Salt– The salt will help balance out the sweetness of this cookie recipe.
- Cream cheese– You will need full fat cream cheese to make the cream cheese frosting for this recipe.
- Powdered sugar- The powdered sugar is used to make the cream cheese frosting as well.
How to make CRUMBL snickerdoodle cupcake cookies
This is how you can make these cookies at home. Make sure to scroll down to the recipe card for the full detailed instructions!
- Cream the butter brown sugar and granulated sugar together.
- Add in the egg and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in the flour, corn starch, cream of tartat, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until the flour mixture disappears.
- Using a cookie scooper, scoop out equally sized cookies dough balls, roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture and bake in the preheated oven.
- Make the cream cheese frosting while the cookies are cooling by mixing the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Frost yout cookies, and sprinkle with the leftover cinnamon-sugar and serve.
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Frequently asked questions – FAQ
What to use instead of cream of tartar in snickerdoodles?
If you don’t have the cream of tartar don’t be scared, you can still enjoy these giant snickerdoodle cookies.
Use lemon juice at a 1:2 ratio. So for every 1/4 tsp cream of tartar, you’ll need to use 1/2 tsp lemon juice. Instead of adding it with the dry ingredients, you can add it with the vanilla and egg and mix everything together then continue with the recipe.
How to store snickerdoodle cupcake cookies?
You can store these cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Because they have cream cheese frosting it’s better not to leave them out at room temperature.
If you do prefer to leave them out at room temperature though, you can leave them unfrosted in an airtight container, and then whenever you’re ready to enjoy, frost them and enjoy!
Can I freeze CRUMBL snickerdoodle cupcake cookies?
Absolutely! I usually prefer freezing the cookies without frosting them in an airtight container. I also freeze the frosting in a separate air tight container. Whenever I’m ready to enjoy these cookies, I thaw both the frosting and the cookies in the fridge overnight.
Whip the frosting before piping it on the cookies and enjoying them.
Crumbl snickerdoodle cupcake cookies copcyat recipe
If you made these CRUMBL Snickerdoodle cupcake cookies and enjoyed them, don’t forget to leave a 5-star review by clicking on the 5 stars under the title and description. It would help me a ton.
CRUMBL Snickerdoodle Cupcake Cookies
Ingredients
Cookies base
- 1 stick butter softened ( 1/2 cup or 8 tbsp)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 & 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
Cinnamon sugar mixture
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Cream cheese frosting
- 5 oz cream cheese cold
- 4 tbsp butter softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1- 1 & 1/2 cup powdered sugar Add another 1/2 cup if the frosting seems too thin
Instructions
Make the cookie dough
- Preheat the oven to 350F then line a baking sheet with parchement paper and set aside.
- Cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and creamy. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Gently mix in the flour, corn starch, cream of tartar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, & salt until the flour mixture disappears.
- Scoop out equally sized cookie dough balls and top them with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet. (Read make the cinnamon-sugar mixture below to see how to make it)
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 minutes then let the cookies sit on the baking sheet until fully cool.
Make the cinnamon sugar mixture
- Mix the 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar with the 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
- Roll the cookie dough balls in this cinnamon sugar before baking. (save the rest of the cinnamon sugar for later)
Make the cream cheese frosting
- Cream the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla together until smooth and creamy. If the frosting is too thin to pipe, add the extra 1/2 cup powdered sugar and mix again.
- Fill a piping bag or a ziplock bag with the cream cheese frosting and pipe the frosting all around to create a beautiful swirl design, sprinkle with the leftover cinnamon sugar, and enjoy.
Notes
How to store snickerdoodle cupcake cookies?
You can store these cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. Because they have cream cheese frosting it’s better not to leave them out at room temperature. If you do prefer to leave them out at room temperature though, you can leave them unfrosted in an airtight container and then whenever you’re ready to enjoy them frost them and enjoy!Nutrition
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love love love this recipe and the baker!!! these cookies were delish and i will definitely be making them and all the others again! so so good! i just love all of her recipes! can’t wait to see more of them!🤍
Thank you so much Ellie! I am so happy to hear that you made these cookies and loved them 🙂
Also thank you so much for the kind words, I truly appreciate it 🙂
Hi, I made this recipe and I got 8 nicely sized cookies. They are DELICIOUS I gave some to family and they agreed. The snickerdoodle cookie is great alone but the cream cheese frosting really pulls it together 🙂 also I’d recommend adding slightly less powdered sugar to the frosting so you better control the sweetness level but other then that it came out great.
Thank you so much for trying these, Haley! I’m so glad to hear that your family loved these cookies too. As for the sugar, that’s the perk of making these at home! You can control the amount of sugar you add it 🙂
Chahinez
when i tell you chahinez has the most SPOT ON crumbl cookie recipe, she does. Im no baker,but when i made these cookies they were delicious! Maybe not my best frosting job😂 but besides my horrible decorating job they were delicious😍 if anyone ever has any questions chahinez is so quick to respond back to a message and has taught me new tricks for a new batch in the future! The cinnamon flavor on these are delish and the base is so soft.5/5!
Thank you so much, Bryanna! I’m always here to help, and I’m seriously over the moon that your cookies turned out amazing 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!
Chahinez
This may be my fave one yet!! 😍
I’m so happy to hear that!!
Chahinez
Love the snickerdoodle cookie
You’re too kind! I’m so happy you loved this recipe 🙂
Chahinez
I loved this cookie! I will definitely be making it again!!
Thank you so much for sharing Hailey! so glad to hear you liked it 🙂
Chahinez
So yummy and fun to make 🥺 will be back for more recipes!
Thank you so much for letting me know! So happy to hear you enjoyed these 🙂
Chahinez
i love love love these!
– layla!
Thank you so much for the review Layla! I’m so glad you loved these copcyat cookies!
Have a great Sunday.
Chahinez
This recipe is everything and more, can’t express how delicious they were! I didn’t catch this Crumbl flavor so I can’t compare to the real thing, but now I feel like I don’t even need to. The cookie was so perfectly soft and doughy. I definitely recommend storing the cookie at room temp and frosting them when ready to eat.
Storing them at room temp and frosting them before eating is the best thing to do. It makes the cookie feel fresh every time. So happy to hear you loved these cookies, Vee!
Chahinez
These came out absolutely perfect! So delicious 🙂
So happy to hear you enjoyed these Kate!
Chahinez
10/10 I will definitely be making these again.
Yay! Thank you so much for letting me know you tried these and will definitely be making them again Paige!
Have a great Sunday.
Chahinez
These were so amazing! tasted just like crumbl!
So happy to hear that you tried these snickerdoodle cookies and loved them Taylor!
Have a great Sunday.
Chahinez
these are the best cookies i’ve ever had!! the whole family loved them!! you have to make them right away!! 😍🍪🤍
So glad to hear that the whole family loved these Ashley!
Have a great Sunday.
Chahinez
these cookies are so good !! they taste just like crumbl! i will definitely be making these again !!
Thank you so much for trying them out Vanessa!
Have a great Sunday.
Chahinez
best cookies ever ! even better than crumbl itself! great for the whole family to enjoy!
Thank you so much for sharing Ella! I’m very glad that everyone loved them 🙂
Chahinez
I made these and they were absolutely amazing!! Super easy, great recipe, and 10/10 recommend
Thank you so much for sharing this with me! So glad you loved them 🙂
Chahinez
AWESOME!!!
Thank you so much Olivia!
Amazing and taste so much like Crumbl!!
I am so happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing!
Chahinez
Just made these cookies! THEY TASTED GREATT!!! I DEFINITELY RECOMEND THIS RECEPIE!!!
I am so happy to hear this! Glad to hear they tasted good.
Chahinez
My five year old made this and she was so excited everyone loved them she can’t wait to try all the recipes she wants to be a baker 💕😊
Thank you so much for sharing this Daisy! I love that you guys are making amazing baking memories together 🙂
Chahinez
These are amazing. Made the recipe exactly as it is written. I used my large cookie scoop, it made 9 cookies. I made a single batch of frosting, perfect amount for the cookies the recipe made
That you so much for trying these out and letting me know you enjoyed them!
Chahinez
Absolutely amazing the best recipe I have ever tried . I’ve made them 4 times and I always give them to friends and family and they keep begging me for more ❣️ Amazing recipe
So happy to hear everyone loved these Kyrie! Thank you so much for trying them 🙂
Chahinez
I actually have a question, I was wondering how big the cookies come out to be ? They look amazing
The cookies are pretty big since I tried to make them similar to the Crumbl cookies. Each cookie is about 1/4 cup of cookie dough!
Chahinez
They taste amazing!
Thank you so much for sharing 🙂 !
Chahinez
The Snickerdoodle Cupcake cookies are amazing. Huge hit in my house!!
happy to hear everyone loved these, Becca! Thank you for sharing!
Chahinez
My absolute favorite!!! the Icing is to die for and it’s a perfect amount of sweetness. i’ve made these 4 times now just because my family never gets tired of them and we all enjoy them so much. it’s also a super fun recipe to make when i’m bored
I am so happy to hear you enjoyed these snickerdoodle cupcake cookies, Caroline!
Chahinez
Delicious!
Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it 🙂
These are so flipping delicious! And so fun to make 💕
Thank you so much for the awesome review Megan! Glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Chahinez
Y’all I haven’t even finished baking these cookies and it’s already getting a 5-star review while they cool. I haven’t had cookies come out of the oven looking this good in SO long. The batter and frosting is unbelievably good (yes, I taste-tested both), I can’t wait to share these with others. Thank you for this recipe!
Thank you so much Chloe! glad the batter and the frosting passed the taste test!
Chahinez
AMAZING!! so so good! the frosting is to dieee for!
Thank you so much for letting me know Ava! so glad you liked it!
Chahinez
Such an accurate recipe !! Me and my fam loved it!! Definitely making them again! Such a talented baker!!
Thank you so much Lana for the kind words! Glad to hear you loved them 🙂
Chahinez
I think this recipe is as close as one can get to the true Crumbl cookie. I like that the cookie holds its shape in the oven and bakes all the way through without any burning on the edges. Unlike the Crumbl cookie, this one doesn’t have the baking soda aftertaste that I get from all of their sugar/vanilla base flavors, so that’s a big plus. After tasting it with the frosting, I wanted more cinnamon flavor, so I finished it with a sprinkle of ground cinnamon instead of the sugar mixture. I think next time I’ll even stir some into the frosting if it doesn’t make it gritty.
Thank you so much for sharing such a thorough review! Glad to hear you enjoyed this cookie 🙂
Chahinez
AMAZING! This recipe is so good…..it is a keeper and I am putting it in our family “favorite” cookbook! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this Kara! I am so happy to hear you enjoyed them 🙂
Chahinez
I loved this recipe soo much ❤️
Thank you so much!
Chahinez
These are absolutely fantastic! My family raved over them. I love that the batch is smaller because having more of these on hand would be dangerous! Can’t wait to try your other Crumbl dupes!
Thank you so much for trying these, Tara!! Can’t wait for you to try more recipes too!
Chahinez
I really want to try this recipe to gift the cookies as a Birthday present. I didn’t want to make too many. Does this recipe actually only make 7 cookies? If I was using a 1.75 Tablespoon scooper, how many cookies do you think this recipe would make?
It might make about 14-16 smaller cookies! Make sure to reduce the baking time accordingly.
Chahinez
These cookies were so good! I got so many compliments, and I will definitely be making these again!
I love this! So happy to hear that you got so many compliments on your cookies!
Chahinez
These were some of the best cookies I’ve ever baked.. they taste just like Crumbl!! I can’t wait to try out some more from this blog!
Thank you so much for trying them, Laura! So happy to hear that you loved this recipe, it’s definitely on my top 5 list for sure! Can’t wait for you to try more of my recipes 🙂
Chahinez
I meant to put a 5 stars!
Previous comment: I loved this recipe! The cookie was soft and delicious, and the cream cheese frosting was amazing! I will definitely be making more!
No worries boo! I just copied and pasted your comment here! Appreciate you for fixing that 🙂 and thank you so much for trying it 🙂
Chahinez
Super delicious and easy to make!! Will definitely make them again soon.
Thank you so much for letting me know!
Chahinez
Sooo good especially when chilled
I love having these chilled too! Thank you for letting me know you loved them, Danny!
Chahinez
Made the snickerdoodles….. this will be on the cookie making rotation. Thank you for all these amazing recipes!
I am so glad to hear that you loved them Em!
Chahinez
Ok so when people claim their recipe is the BEST, I’m usually skeptical. Of course YOU think YOUR recipe is the best. In this case it’s 100% true!! Best cookies in the whole world. My son begged me to make more before we even finished the first batch.
You’re too kind Andrea!
I am so happy to hear that your son asked for you to make this recipe again! You’ll have to try the dirt cake cookies for him if he’s into chocolate. Those are so fun!
Chahinez
Made this for my sisters birthday on 8/1/2021 and it was a huge hit. I made well over 4 different cookies that day to mimic crumbl and this was everyone’s favorite! Thank you for all the amazing recipes. You have a follower for life!
My daughter and I made these over the weekend. We got nothing but rave reviews from our neighbors who tried them. Will be trying more recipes soon.
Thank you so much for Trying it, Randee!! I love that you made them with your daughter 🙂 Way to create awesome memories together!
Chahinez
Can I leave out the cream of tarter?
You can use 1/2 tsp of lemon juice instead of the cream of tartar.
Hope this helped 🙂
Chahinez
Never heard of Crumbl cookies till a week ago, so I can’t compare. But these are SO GOOD. Thanks for sharing.
You’re so welcome Tonya!
Chahinez
These were soooo good! The recipe was easy to follow and they turned out great. We will definitely be trying more of your recipes!!
So happy you enjoyed these, Olivia!
Chahinez
Could you please try graham cracker teddy graham?
Amazing! Omitted the frosting and they were still PERFECT!
These cookies even without the frosting are my favs! Happy to hear you like them 🙂
Chahinez