Best Lighter Low Calorie Snickerdoodles Recipes

LIGHTER LOW CALORIE SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Mix 11/2 cups sugar, margarine, cream cheese and eggs in a bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Cover and refrigerate dough for one hour.
• Shape dough into 11/4 inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten each ball with the bottom of a drinking glass.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool.

HEALTHY SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine 3/8 cup sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar and butter in bowl. Beat with a mixer until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg.
• In another bowl combine flour, baking power, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and salt. Stir with a whisk to combine. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Shape dough into 24 balls.
• Combine 1/8 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Roll balls in sugar mixture and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten cookies with a glass.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 6 minutes. Cool on pan for 1 minute and then remove from pan to finish cooling on wire rack.

SNICKERDOODLES (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the margarine, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of drinking glass.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

LOW-FAT SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Mix together the butter and sugar, add the egg whites and beat well.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Add the buttermilk and the dry mixture to the butter mixture, and stir to combine.
• Combine the cinnamon with the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Taking a teaspoonful of dough at a time, roll the dough into a ball in your hands, then roll it in the cinnamon-and-sugar mixture.
• Place on the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart and bake in the preheated oven for about 8 minutes, or until lightly browned.