Our easy Snickerdoodle Muffins recipe has a tasty cinnamon sugar topping and is everyone's favorite muffin. We enjoy them for brunch or dessert.
We've shared dozens of muffin recipes and some of our favorites are Chocolate Chip Muffins, Healthy Pumpkin Muffins, Cranberry Orange Muffins, and Healthy Banana Muffins.
Snickerdoodle Muffins
Snickerdoodle Muffins These snickerdoodle muffins are the mashup you didn't know you needed; a snickerdoodle cookie meets a tender breakfast muffins. They're delicious cinnamon muffins that are always a crowd pleaser.
Serve them for brunch alongside fresh fruit or this tasty green smoothie. I always double the batch and stick the extras in the freezer.
How to make Snickerdoodle Muffins:
Make Batter: Add butter and sugar to a bowl and cream until light and fluffy. Mix in egg, vanilla, Greek yogurt, and milk. Stir dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then add to the wet mixture, stirring just until combined.
Bake: Spoon batter into a standard muffin tin then bake at 375ºF for about 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with few moist crumbs.
Add Topping: Let the muffins cool for a few minutes, then brush a thin layer of melted butter over each one. Gently sprinkle on some cinnamon sugar (or dip the muffin tops in cinnamon sugar).
Freezing Instructions:
Place cooled muffins in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature, or microwave for a few seconds to warm them up.
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Recipe
Snickerdoodle Muffins
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
Cinnamon-Sugar 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.
- Wet ingredients: Add 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.
- Dry Ingredients: Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.
- Combine dry ingredients with wet, stirring just until combined. Divide batter evenly between prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. Allow to cool in the muffin tin for a minute or two before removing to a wire cooling rack.
- Cinnamon Sugar Topping: While the muffins bake, melt the butter for the topping. In a separate small container, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Once muffins are out of the pan, use a pastry brush to brush a thin layer of melted butter over each muffin, then sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar. (Alternately, dip the muffin tops in melted butter, and then cinnamon sugar).
Notes
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I originally shared this recipe March 2017. Updated May 2021 and August 2024.
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Just made these for the first time. I honestly thought they might not come out perfect because I caught myself mixing with my stand mixer when it said hand fold but they came out perfectly! They definitely resemble snickerdoodle but not too sweet. They were good enough even without the cinnamon & butter topping! So you could go with or without in my opinion. I will definitely make again!
These were so good!!
If I wanted to make them as mini muffins next time, would I change the time and/or temperature?
Thank you!
11-14 minutes!
We tried these and they were amazing. Shamefully, my boyfriend and I ended up eating all 12 in an evening. Lol. Next time we practice some self control 😆😆
My question is for the calories… Is the 237 calories for one muffin or two? Lol.
So glad you loved them! I could eat them all in one night too. The calories are per muffin.
These were OK. The muffins themselves tasted like snickerdoodles, but it was so subtle that the cinnamon sugar topping completely overtook that flavor and the muffins ended up being just mediocre cinnamon muffins.
Family loved these!
These are great muffins! My whole family loves them so I make them often. Thank you sharing the recipe!
This are great muffins! My whole family loves them so I make them often. Thank you sharing the recipe!
These muffins are so light , fluffy and delicious.
easy, fast and yummy! make greek yogut every week in my instant pot so this was a great way to use some . thanks
Could cream of tarter be added to the batter without changing the results to much?
Yes that would be fine.
That was going to be my question too. It’s the cream of tarter that makes a snickerdoodle!
How much cream of tartar do you add?