Happy December! For me, December really starts the holiday season and I can finally turn up the carols, decorate the house, and break out all of the holiday recipes! Unfortunately, December is also prime cold and flu season and I have been terribly sick this past week so I was delayed in posting this new recipe. I’m feeling better now and am so excited to share this one with you!
One of my favorite places to celebrate the holidays is the Magic Kingdom. In general, December is my favorite time to visit Disney World as I love all of the Christmas trees, the lights, and the holiday cheer. There’s something very special about spending time with your family at Disney World during the holiday season, and I’m so lucky to have been able to do that over the years. My very favorite part about visiting Disney in December is being able to attend Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. There are so many special events and experiences during the party, but one of my favorite memories is just standing in the snow on Main Street while enjoying a warm snickerdoodle and cocoa from the treat station.
Over the years, there have been a lot of changes to the parties since I first started going. While there are still treat stations with cocoa, they recently stopped serving the delicious snickerdoodle cookies and now serve Santa shaped sugar cookies instead. Luckily, you can still find the snickerdoodles around Disney World and Disneyland and now, you can even make them at home! Since this pairing is one of my holiday favorites and always gets me in the holiday spirit, I’m excited to share this recipe for the perfect Disney Parks snickerdoodles!
While they are great on their own or with milk, I definitely recommend serving the cookies with hot cocoa. At the parks, the cocoa is a Nestle hot cocoa made with hot water, and while I like it because I have a strong nostalgia for it, at home, I prefer a hot cocoa made with milk. For these photos, I topped the cocoa with cinnamon churro marshmallows. I loved how the marshmallows mirrored the cinnamon sugar on the cookies and when they melted into the coca, the flavor was delicious!
I hope these cookies bring a little Disney joy to your holiday season! Enjoy!
Disney Parks Snickerdoodle Cookies
Bring a bit of Disney magic to your holidays with these soft and chewy cookies! Perfect with hot chocolate!
Ingredients
Snickerdoodles
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, soft
- 2 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 3 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 ⅓ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together.
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Add in the eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition.
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Add in the vanilla extract and mix until combined.
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Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture, mixing until completely combined.
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In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar.
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Roll a tablespoon sized amount of dough into a ball and then roll the ball in the cinnamon sugar, making sure all sides are covered.
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Place the covered dough balls onto prepared baking sheets, about two inches apart.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are browned and the edges are baked.
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Cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.
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Serve with your favorite hot cocoa!
Recipe Notes
adapted from The Kitchen Magpie.