Name: Snickerdoodle Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12, 12 -24 bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ tsp salt; 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 large eggs; 2 Tbsp granulated sugar; 1 tsp baking soda; 2 tsp cream of tartar; 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; 1 cup butter ((2 sticks) room temperature); 3 cups all-purpose flour ((stir, spoon, and level))

Snickerdoodle Bars

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Thick, soft, buttery cookie bars are topped with plenty of cinnamon-sugar.

By: Dessertnowdinnerlater (via Dessertnowdinnerlater)

Original Publish: Aug 25, 2019

Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Yields: 12, 12 -24 bars

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Scrape bowl.
Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.

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Chef's Notes

Notes*I like to use parchment paper to pull the snickerdoodle bars out of the pan for easy cutting and serving. I will cut off a sliver of the crusty edges and then cut squares, so each bar is like a middle piece. Of course we still eat the crusty edges too.