Snickerdoodle Bars
Description
Think snickerdoodles but in bar shape. Just as delicious as its cookie twin.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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1 large egg, at room temperature
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
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2/15 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.
2
Cream together butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg, and mix until a dough just begins to form.
3
Place dough into prepared pan. Using lightly floured hands, press dough firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.
4
In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the dough.
5
Place pan into the preheated oven, and bake just until the dough in the center of the pan feels barely set, 20 to 23 minutes. Do not over bake.
6
Allow cookies to cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 16 bars.