Soft and tender Snickerdoodle Muffins with a cinnamon sugar topping represent my favorite cookie, in muffin form!
These snickerdoodle muffins are definitely high on my list of indulgences and are deliciously enjoyed for dessert or breakfast. I love to double the batch and stick the extras in the freezer.
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Soft and tender Snickerdoodle Muffins with a cinnamon sugar topping represent my favorite cookie, in muffin form!
Ingredients
- ▢1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ▢2/3 cup granulated sugar
- ▢1 large egg
- ▢1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ▢1/2 cup milk
- ▢1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt, or sour cream
- ▢1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- ▢1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- ▢1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- ▢1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ▢1/2 teaspoon salt
For Topping:
- ▢3 Tablespoons butter , melted
- ▢1/3 cup granulated sugar
- ▢2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a standard muffin pan generously with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Add the butter and granulated sugar to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Cream together for about 2 minutes, until smooth and well combined.
- Add egg. Add vanilla, milk, and Greek yogurt and mix until combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and fold in using a rubber spatula, just until combined. Don’t overmix.
- Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (or with just a few moist crumbs).
- Allow cooling in the muffin tin for a minute or two before removing to a wire cooling rack.
- While the muffins bake, melt the butter for the topping.
- In a separate small container mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Once the muffins are out of the oven and have cooled for just a few minutes, use a pastry brush to brush a thin layer of melted butter over each muffin.
- Sprinkle generously with cinnamon-sugar mixture. (You can also dip the muffin tops in the melted butter, followed by the sugar, but I’ve found that they look prettier when you use a pastry brush and then sprinkle the sugar.)
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 157mgPotassium: 93mgSugar: 17gVitamin A: 360IUCalcium: 49mgIron: 0.9mg