I’ve been so good for so long… working out… eating salads… eating lean proteins… and eating everything else I like to eat in moderation! Seriously, I’ve been good. But I got a craving and I got it bad. That craving was for cookies, so picked out a yummy recipe and did the deed! I’m a very big, huge, HUGE fan of Snickerdoodles. But since I’ve made those a million times, I decided to go with something quite similar instead: Cinnamon Vanilla Monster Cookies
These cookies are flavored of cinnamon and vanilla (think… cinnamon sugar cookie). They’re soft but they have a slightly crispy exterior.
And the recipe comes directly from this fabulous cookie cookbook: Simply Sensational Cookies by Nancy Baggett. If you love to collect baking cookbooks, here’s another one to add to your shelf! There are all kinds of delicious choices, and many of them are one-bowl mixing. Love it!
The dough is fairly soft. It’s rolled into balls and smashed with the bottom of a cinnamon-sugar coated glass…
… and then it’s covered with even more cinnamon-sugar!
So because these were referenced as “Monster Cookies,” I totally went with that theme. I made my cookies truly monstrous! I got about one dozen super Monster Cookies out of the batch, but I’m sure you could stretch it into two dozen if you made them a bit smaller.
If you’re a fan of the classic Snickerdoodle, I’d say you’d probably like these too. They don’t have that classic Snickerdoodle flavor (no cream of tartar in the recipe), but they’re a wonderful cinnamony sugar cookie indeed.
Cinnamon Vanilla Monster Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ⅔ cup canola or vegetable oil
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 2½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3⅔ cups All Purpose Gold Medal® Flour
- ⅓ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment or silpat mats.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, oil, powdered sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and egg yolk and vanilla until well blended. On low speed, beat in half of the flour. Then beat in the remaining flour until well blended. The cookie dough will be very soft. Refrigerate at least 15 to 30 minutes, to firm up the dough slightly.
- Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Set Aside.
- Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out a generous amount of cookie dough, roll it into a ball and place it on the prepared baking sheet. Space cookie balls at least 3 inches apart on the baking sheet (I baked 3 or 4 at a time). Lightly coat a glass with a 4 inch bottom in oil, then dip in cinnamon sugar, then use the bottom of the glass to flatten the cookie dough balls. Re-dip, as needed. Lightly sprinkle the cookies with additional cinnamon sugar.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies are just light golden brown around the edges. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before using a wide spatula to transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looking forward to making these this week with my son.
Jon David LOOOOOVES Snickerdoodles…they are his favorite!! I need to make these for him, he’d probably like them even better. What kid doesn’t love a cookie the size of his face?
Man, do those look good. I’ve been really good lately as well, and have had all kinds of cravings for things, but fight them off by drinking water.
I love the glass smash idea – makes for even-sized cookies (and baking time) for every delicious bite.
These look SO tasty, Lori! I LOVE huge cookies–so comforting and reminds me of my childhood begging my mom to buy me one at the supermarket bakery 🙂 cinnamon and vanilla … sign me up!
Mmmm…..those look perfect!!!
These sound like a perfect cookie! I’m always a sucker for a big cookie!
Oh LORI! These cookies! Congratulations on being so good! I’m so proud of ya!
I need to stick to a healthy eating plan better, but cookies just keep calling out my name! I love that you made these cinnamon ones so large!!
I love making big cookies, and these are great Lori! Snickerdoodles and I get along quite well. good for you for sticking to your healthy plan!!
I love flattening cookie dough with the bottom of glasses. I like the process more than I probably should b/c I tend to over-flatten things 🙂 They sound great!