Description
Snickerdoodle muffins deliver classic cinnamon-sugar comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your breakfast table. Warm spices and tender crumb make these treats perfect for weekend mornings when relaxed baking feels like pure joy.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
Leavening Agents:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Flavor and Finishing:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar for topping
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 350F and prepare a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
- Sift together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, and ¼ tsp salt in a medium mixing bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, cream ½ cup softened butter with 1 cup granulated sugar until the mixture becomes light and airy.
- Incorporate 2 large eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract into the butter mixture, blending until completely smooth.
- Alternate adding your dry ingredient mixture and ½ cup buttermilk to the wet ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
- Fill each muffin liner approximately ⅔ full with your delicate batter.
- Combine 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp ground cinnamon in a small dish.
- Generously dust the cinnamon-sugar blend across the top of each unbaked muffin.
- Slide the muffin tin into the preheated oven and bake for exactly 18-20 minutes.
- Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of a muffin – it should emerge completely clean.
- Allow muffins to rest and cool inside the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to ensure smooth, even mixing and a tender muffin texture.
- Avoid overmixing the batter, which can make muffins tough and dense by developing too much gluten.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend that includes xanthan gum.
- Store muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze for longer preservation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18-20 minutes
- Category: Muffins
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 187kcal
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 116mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg