Yesterday I shared my new favorite cupcake, the Pumpkin Pie Cupcake. Today I’m going to share my daughter’s favorite – the Snickerdoodle Cookie Cupcake.
This is kind of crazy, but I went the majority of my life having never tried a snickerdoodle. I’m not sure how that happens, I think I must have always been distracted by other cookies. On a trip to Disneyland a few years back, I was looking for the Disneyland bakery snickerdoodles, as I wanted to bring some home for a friend who loves them. Well go figure, there were none to be found. So I had to come home and make some myself. Turns out snickerdoodles are a wonderfully simple and delicious cookie. The kind you can eat way too many of in one sitting (not that I have, it’s just what I’ve heard, or something like that…) Yum. Well the only thing better than a snickerdoodle is a snickerdoodle cupcake topped with a snickerdoodle.
These cupcakes are easy to make and start with a mix.
I topped my cupcakes with a cinnamon brown sugar buttercream frosting that is one of my favorite frostings. Brown sugar + buttercream frosting = a very good thing. I topped my cupcakes with mini snickerdoodles. You can find the snickerdoodle recipe I use right here.
Brown Sugar Buttercream
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter softened
- 1/4 cup of light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup of half and half milk can be used as well, more if needed
Instructions
- Beat together your butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until fluffy.
- Add your vanilla and mix well.
- Slowly add your powdered sugar – how much you add will depend on the consistency you like your frosting. For a stiffer frosting add more, for a more glaze like frosting, add less.
- Beat in mixer and add in your half and half, a small amount at a time until your frosting is the desired consistency.
- Continue beating on high for two minutes.
Brown Sugar Buttercream
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter softened
- 1/4 cup of light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 4-5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup of half and half milk can be used as well, more if needed
Instructions
- Beat together your butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until fluffy.
- Add your vanilla and mix well.
- Slowly add your powdered sugar – how much you add will depend on the consistency you like your frosting. For a stiffer frosting add more, for a more glaze like frosting, add less.
- Beat in mixer and add in your half and half, a small amount at a time until your frosting is the desired consistency.
- Continue beating on high for two minutes.
Remember to head to this page for the snickerdoodle recipe I use. Enjoy!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
This looks so delicious!! Yum!
Averie @ Averie Cooks says
AWESOME recipe and PHOTOS!! Christi, they’re some of your best ever. So pretty! Love the teal background!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Oh that buttercream. I swear, I’d eat the whole batch with a spoon in secret, hiding from my family so I wouldn’t have to share.
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Oh my gosh, these are so cute! And I LOVE snickerdoodle cookies. The dough is even better 🙂
Julia says
Those look beautiful! Great close-up photo of that snickerdoodle cupcake! It looks gigantic.
ThisBakerGirlBlogs says
They look awesome! Too bad I don’t think we get Snickerdoodles in the UK 🙁
Christi says
ThisBakerGirlBlogs, make them yourself! I’ve never purchased a snickerdoodle in my life, they are super simple and easy to make!
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These are so fun!
[email protected] says
wow, Look fantastic ,Got to make it for wifey. Thanks for the recipe
April says
Ran out of cupcake liners so I made 2 9-inch cakes with the frosting above…. AWESOME!
Connie K says
Just found your blog. How have I missed it all this time?! These look wonderful! Can’t wait to try some of your recipes!