These soft and chewy maple snickerdoodles are so easy to make! The pure maple syrup flavor adds a sweet twist on the classic snickerdoodle recipe! These are sure to be a total crowd pleaser!
These chewy maple snickerdoodles might just be the best snickerdoodles I’ve ever had. I’m a huge fan of the classic snickerdoodle recipe, but these snickerdoodles with maple syrup?? Game changer.
The Holiday. A Christmas movie? Or an all-year-around movie?
There are some movies that are obviously Christmas movies (Jingle All the Way, The Santa Clause, Home Alone, Prancer, One Magic Christmas, etc.), but there are some, like The Holiday, that are a bit ambiguous as to whether or not they can be classified as just a Christmas movie.
Perhaps I don’t really view The Holiday as a Christmas movie, because it feels more like a romantic comedy that happens to occur during the Christmas season rather than a Christmas movie that happens to have a romantic storyline.
I don’t know, I’m probably just splitting hairs here. My sister is on my side while my brother seems to view it as strictly a Christmas movie. He also classifies Serendipity, You’ve Got Mail, and Diehard in the Christmas category, so I take his opinion with a grain of salt. 😉
Regardless of your feelings, for me, snickerdoodles and The Holiday go hand in hand. I can’t hear the word ‘doodle’ and not think of either the cookie or the scene where Miles calls Iris a “doodle prodigy.”
Once you bake a batch of these chewy maple snickerdoodles, let me tell you, everyone will be calling you a doodle prodigy. And really, who doesn’t want that? #Christmasdreamscomingtrue
These are like a combination of these molasses cookies and these snickerdoodles. They’re nice and sweet without being overly sweet, and they have an amazingly soft and chewy texture that’s unbeatable.
I made a small batch of these over Thanksgiving, thinking that between the pies, cheesecake, and other chocolate sweets we had around the house, a few of these maple snickerdoodles would suffice. Well, lesson learned. When making a batch of these, do not halve the recipe. If anything, make a double batch. 😉
Let’s just say, these were well loved. I’ve also been told these are extremely well loved with ice cream sandwiched between two cookies. So, you have options when it comes to plowing through this plate of maple snickerdoodles.
Soft & Chewy Maple Snickerdoodles Tips & Tricks:
- Snickerdoodle dough needs to be chilled. Unfortunately, at least with this snickerdoodle recipe, there’s no way around it. Chilling the dough makes it much easier to handle when rolling into a ball.
- Definitely use pure maple syrup in this recipe. Any of the knock-off stuff just won’t taste as good.
- Even though this is an incredibly easy snickerdoodle recipe, it is important to make sure you watch them carefully as they bake, because snickerdoodles can over bake easily. They can kind of go from under done to perfect to over done in a matter of seconds.
And just like The Holiday, these are perfect all year long. 😉
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together, until light and fluffy.
- Add in maple syrup, vanilla extract, and egg; beat until well combined.
- Sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, and slowly incorporate into the wet ingredients.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl.
- Roll dough into about 1 1/2" balls, and the roll in cinnamon sugar. Place 2" apart on the baking sheet, and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until tops have cracked and the cookies are set.
Here are some other cookie recipes I love:
Soft-Baked Cutout Sugar Cookies
Lora @savoringitaly says
I think I’m with you on The Holiday (I just love that movie!!), but I tend to want to watch it only when it’s colder outside! Love these maple snickerdoodles!!
Amy Stafford says
Confession.. I have never seen The Holiday. I need to get on that. I will watch it while eating these delicious cookies!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
I LOVE the addition of maple! Love this twist on a classic!
Jenn @ Peas and Crayons says
I’ve been craving chewy snickerdoodles lately! They look PHENOM!
Amanda | The Chunky Chef says
I’m such a sucker for those crinkly tops!
carrie @ frugal foodie mama says
I love The Holiday! And I am kind of in the middle about it- it definitely has that feel good Christmas thing going on, yet it is a romantic comedy as well. 😉 And these cookies look amazing! Love the addition of maple.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I agree…I think The Holiday can be a year round movie, as it doesn’t seem to be focused strictly on Christmas. And You’ve Got Mail? Definitely not a Christmas movie…such a guy opinion, right? 🙂 These snickerdoodles look SO good! One of my favorite cookies, and the addition of maple sounds just perfect!
Misty says
Oh I wish I could post a picture. What an Awesome cookie!!! Thank you for the recipe!!
Christine @ myblissfulmess says
These look delicious! I love snickerdoodles and can’t wait to try this new take on them. Yum!
Jennifer says
Love these! They are the perfect addition to a cookie platter!!
Mindy says
These are so easy to throw together and the aroma while baking is divine! Not sure they will make it to Christmas (maybe if I hide some)!
Michelle says
Thank you, Mindy! We love these too and it’s so hard not to eat them all at once! 😂
Christy says
Best cookies ever!! Definitely make sure you chill the dough for the recommended time otherwise they’ll probably spread too much.
Kim S. says
I don’t usually even like snickerdoodles but I may have eaten most of them myself!! These were the best! The tip about not overcooking them really helped. Refrigerating the dough helped develop the flavor so don’t skip that step in the recipe. I made this as written with one small addition of a few drops of maple extract added to the dusting sugar.
Michelle says
I am so happy you enjoyed these! ❤️ The maple extract sounds like a great idea!
Colleen says
Could any maple syrup be used or maybe even maple extract?
Michelle says
I always use pure maple syrup (usually the one from Costco), but any pure maple syrup will work. You can try maple extract, but I have not tried this recipe with it. I do know maple extract is a lot stronger so if you try it, you would probably want to use a pretty small amount. 🙂
Cindy says
Just tried your maple snickerdoodle cookie recipe. We tried a couple new recipes of cookies to add to neighbor gifts. Absolutely delicious!!! My daughter’s husband swears he’s not a sweets person…. but kept passing thru kitchen….. she said later he ate most of them…. !!! Thanks for sharing recipe! Oh most of my cookie recipes are at 350 degrees…. but we used the 375…just took out at 8 minutes.
Shel says
My husband loved these!
I’ve tried other non-traditional snickerdoodle recipes before and have not been impressed but these were wonderful. I did replace 1 tsp of the vanilla with 1/2 tsp maple extract to enhance the maple flavor.
Next time I may even replace part of the sugar in the coating with maple sugar and reduce the amount of cinnamon.
Erin says
I made these cookies for a snack on our little road trip this weekend. I was eating one in the car and my husband says, “those are like, too good. I ate five of them this morning.”
Perfect texture and flavor! Thanks for this recipe!
Emily says
These turned out really wonderfully. Mine look much flatter than yours a bit still taste amazing. The only thing I changed was I used a half a tablespoon instead of a full tablespoon in the rolling sugar at the end.
Lauren Sorensen says
I made these today with whole wheat flour (only thing I had on hand), and my oh MY were they good.
I had one fresh out of the oven with Trader Joe’s seasonal Maple Swirl Gingersnap ice cream and it was drool worthy.
I am a big fan of whole wheat in baked goods, but it worked especially well in this recipe as the sweet nuttiness from the whole wheat paired perfectly and enhanced the maple flavour.
Thank you so much for this recipe!
Thia says
So, I read the comments mentioning how there wasn’t much of a maple flavor in the cookie. I followed all directions, with the exception of adding 1/4 cup more maple syrup, and a little more vanilla. I feel like this really enhanced the maple flavor, and at the least, even with my tweak, the result just tastes super yummy and buttery. It truly is such a good cookie, and is my go-to snickerdoodle recipe from now on.
Cheers, love!
Suzanne says
This looks so good! What a fun twist on a classic cookie!
Kim Billhimer says
My favorite cookies. And maple to boot. Yummo. I will benaking these tonight. And will watch the holiday. Cute movie great cookies.
MaryAnn F. says
While I did chill (an hour) the cookies spread too much and came out like on flat cookie. It’s warm in my house so next time I plan to chill them overnight. They taste great but look nothing like the picture. Chill, chill, chill!
Stephanie says
I wanted to test these out before the holiday season and wow they came out great! Super simply and yummy flavor, thanks for sharing! And I’m with you 100% on The Holiday, one of my all time favorite movies and a must see around Christmas 🙂
Belinda says
Soooo good!! My family almost finished the whole batch in one sitting! Absolutely, chewy and delicious…l made these with my son-in-law in mind as snickerdoodles are his favorite….personally l was never a fan until l tried this recipe!!! 💗
kayla ferdinando says
these are soooo good!!! 6 thumbs up from my family and I!
Amanda says
I’m looking forward to making these cookies for the holidays!
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Thanks!
Michelle says
Hi Amanda, I prefer unsalted butter. 🙂 Hope you enjoy the recipe!
Brittney says
So amazing! I replaced the cane sugar with maple sugar in the dough recipe and rolled them in maple sugar & cinnamon. So delicious!
Sadie says
This is one of the best snickerdoodle recipes I’ve tried. The cookies are a nice thickness with a crackled top as pictured. They’re soft and chewy, and the maple flavour comes through with a bit of help from maple extract. I made the cookies slightly larger for 18 cookies and had to bake them for 12 minutes.