Easy Snickerdoodle Muffin Recipe
These mini muffins taste just like tangy snickerdoodle cookies, but in muffin form! I can almost guarantee that you’ll have everything in your cupboard to make these muffins, with possibly only buttermilk as the exception. However, it’s worth picking up a container for these little gems. And since snickerdoodle cookies have cream of tartar, which adds the signature tang they’re known for, buttermilk serves the same purpose in the muffins. These easy cinnamon muffins are slightly tangy, which pairs perfectly with the cinnamon sugar topping! The perfect mini muffin recipe for holiday brunches and potlucks!
What’s in Snickerdoodle Muffins?
To make these easy cinnamon sugar muffins, you’ll need:
Butter White and brown sugar Egg Vanilla extract Buttermilk Flour Cinnamon and nutmeg Baking powder Salt
I told you you’d have everything on hand! Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Snickerdoodle Muffins
It’s a one bowl recipe that I make in a large mixing bowl and my handheld electric mixer. I used two of these 12-count mini muffin pans. I recommend filling the cavities of the pans to between two-thirds and three-quarters full. Depending on the exact size of your mini muffin pan will determine your muffin yield for this recipe. I yielded 24 large-ish mini muffins. I realize that’s a bit of an oxymoron (large mini muffins) but as mini muffins go, these were on the larger side of typical. I would say three-bite rather than two-bite muffins.
Can I Make Regular Sized Muffins?
I am sure you can make the recipe as regular sized muffins, or donuts, you’ll just have to experiment with the baking time, which will obviously be longer than for mini muffins.
Can I Use a Buttermilk Substitute?
You could possibly experiment with using sour cream or Greek yogurt instead of buttermilk but I haven’t so I cannot comment on the quantities needed or the results.
A Note About the Baking Time
Normally mini muffins cook very quickly, in 10 minutes or so, but these muffins took a bit longer for me to cook through. The batter is pretty dense and I baked them nearly 15 minutes. However I’ve baked this exact same recipe in different ovens, in slightly different sized pans, and have had them bake as quickly as 10 minutes. All that means is that you sould an eye on your muffins and not the clock when determining how long to bake them since all mini muffins pans, ovens, and climates vary. Just don’t overbake them or they will be dry.
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