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Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies

Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies are everything you love about a classic snickerdoodle recipe, but with a sweet, vanilla-infused cream cheese filling! These soft, chewy stuffed cookies are any cinnamon lover’s dream baked into reality.

Also, if you’re a snickerdoodle super fan like me, you’ll love these Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookies!

Soft Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies

You might be thinking to yourself, snickerdoodles are already a fantastic cookie. They’ve got that comforting, homey cinnamon flavor… why mess with a classic recipe? The answer, of course, is cream cheese. These cream cheese stuffed cookies with cinnamon sugar are perfection.

Actually, pillowy soft Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodles might even be life changing. The sugary cream cheese filling combined with the chewy cinnamon cookie exterior is a combination that you will not be able to get enough of. (I know this household can’t, anyway!)

At any rate, if you’re looking to up your cookie-baking game and try something new, these cinnamon cream cheese cookies are an easy opportunity! So go ahead and grab that sugar from the pantry already, and let’s get started – you know you want to!

Why You’ll Love This Stuffed Cookies Recipe

Stuffed cookies sound more complicated than regular cookies. They are a little bit more complex, it’s true, but these cinnamon cookies with cream cheese filling are 100% worth the effort. Here’s why:

  • Perfectly Sweet: Normally you just have that comforting cinnamon flavor with snickerdoodles, which is amazing, don’t get me wrong. But, with these stuffed cookies, the cinnamon mixes with the sweet vanilla cream cheese, and the sugary taste is out of this world.
  • Quick Cook Time: Waiting is a concept of the past with these cinnamon-sugar cookies. You only need to wait 8 minutes (plus maybe a few more so they can cool) before they’re baked and ready!
  • Terrific Texture: These stuffed cookies are perfectly chewy, but they still have somewhat of a golden-brown crisp to them, especially on the bottom. You really have to give them a try to experience just how flawless of a texture combination that is!
Baked snickerdoodle cookies stuffed with cream cheese.

Why Do Snickerdoodles Use Cream of Tartar?

There are two main reasons that cream of tartar is used in a snickerdoodle recipe. The first is that the baking soda needs an acidic ingredient to react with, as there is no baking powder included. The second is that it infuses the cookies with a tangy flavor that’s quite different from that of a classic sugar cookie. In addition to the cinnamon, cream of tartar is one of the most key ingredients to making a snickerdoodle!

Ingredients for Stuffed Snickerdoodles.

What You’ll Need

There are a couple more ingredient details to cover before we get to baking these cream cheese cookies. Note that you can find the exact amounts for each ingredient at the bottom of the post, in the recipe card!

For the Cookies:

  • Sugar: I generally just use granulated sugar, but you could use a mix of granulated sugar and brown sugar if you like.
  • Butter: You could choose either salted or unsalted butter – both work. Make sure it’s at room temperature before starting so that the cookies do not turn out too dense.
  • Eggs: To bind the cookie dough together.
  • Vanilla and Cinnamon: Pure vanilla extract and cinnamon blend together to create the classic, sweet snickerdoodle flavor you know and love.
  • Flour: I just use all purpose flour when I make these cookies.
  • Cream of Tartar and Baking Soda: If you don’t have any cream of tartar, you can use baking powder instead as long as you omit the baking soda as well.
  • Salt: To balance and enhance the sweetness from the vanilla and cinnamon.

For the Filling:

  • Cream Cheese: I recommend using brick cream cheese instead of the spread.
  • Sugar and Vanilla: I always stick to granulated sugar for this part.
Snickerdoodle cookies stuffed with cream cheese.

How to Make Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies

These sweet cinnamon cookies take a fair amount of time to prepare, but they’re worth every bit of the effort. There are two main parts to the cookie-making process today: the filling and the cookie dough. Here’s what you need to know:

For the Filling:

  • Combine the Filling Ingredients: Mix the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla. I used my hand mixer for this.
  • Chill: Cover the cream cheese mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

For the Cookies:

  • Preheat the Oven to 400°: Then, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and stir until combined.
  • Mix in the Dry Ingredients: On low speed, mix in your flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set the dough to the side for the moment when you’re done.
  • Prepare the Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture: In a small bowl combine the remaining sugar and the cinnamon. Set that aside as well.
  • Stuff the Cookies: Remove the cream cheese mixture from the refrigerator. For each cookie you will need 2 flattened balls of dough (about one tablespoon each – the flattened disk will be approximately 2 inches in diameter). Place a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture on top of one of the flattened dough disks. Then place the other flattened dough on top of the cream cheese. Pinch the edges together to seal. Carefully form into a ball and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • Chill the Cookies: Place the finished cookies on a plate as you go and then refrigerate them. They should chill for 15 minutes before baking.
  • Bake: When the dough is chilled, bake the cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet (2 inches apart) for 8 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Tips for Success

Now that you’re familiar with the steps for these stuffed cookies, I’ve got a few tips to help you as you go:

  • Use Room Temperature Butter: As mentioned above, if the butter is too cold, the cookies could come out dense. Conversely, if the butter is too warm, the cookies will spread too much in the oven.
  • Make Sure Your Baking Soda is Fresh: Expired baking soda will result in flat cookies.
  • Don’t Over-Bake the Cookies: Even if it seems like they are not quite done at the centers, take them out of the oven and allow them to finish baking as they cool on the warm pan.
  • Chill the Cream Cheese Filling: This step is important because otherwise the filling might be runny when you’re trying to stuff the cookie dough.
Cream cheese stuffed snickerdoodles on a tray.

How to Store Stuffed Cookies

There are a couple of different ways that you can store your cream cheese filled snickerdoodles:

  • At Room Temperature: If they’re going to be gone the day you make them, they can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
  • In the Fridge: Otherwise, store them airtight in the fridge for 4-5 days.

Can I Freeze These?

Absolutely! You can freeze these stuffed cookies in an airtight container for 2-3 months.

Stack of snickerdoodles on a plate.

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A cream cheese stuffed snickerdoodle split in half.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodles

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  • Author: Cookies & Cups
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Chill Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
  • Yield: 24 1x
  • Category: Cookies
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Cream Cheese Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies are everything you love about a classic snickerdoodle recipe, but with a sweet, vanilla-infused cream cheese filling! These soft, chewy cookies are any cinnamon lover’s dream baked into reality.


Ingredients

Scale

Cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup room temp butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Filling

  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  1. Make the cream cheese filling by mixing the cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp vanilla. I used my hand mixer for this.
  2. Cover the cream cheese mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 400°.
  4. Cream butter and 1 1/2 cup sugar until fluffy.
  5. Add eggs and 1 tsp vanilla. Mix until combined.
  6. On low speed mix in your flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set dough to the side.
  7. In a small bowl combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon, set that aside as well.
  8. Remove the cream cheese mixture from the refrigerator.
  9. For each cookie you will need 2 flattened balls of dough, 1 Tbsp each. (The flattened disk will be approx 2″ in diameter.)
  10. Place 1 tsp of the cream cheese mixture on top of one of the flattened dough disks. Then place the other flattened dough on top of the cream cheese. Pinch the edges together to seal.
  11. Carefully form into a ball and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on a plate as you finish making each and refrigerate. Before baking the cookies they should chill for 15 minutes.
  12. When the dough is chilled bake on a parchment lined baking sheet 2″ apart for 8 minutes.
  13. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

Notes

  • To Store: These cookies can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature if they’re going to be gone the day you make them. Otherwise, store them airtight in the fridge for 4-5 days.
  • To Freeze: You can freeze these cookies in an airtight container for 2-3 months.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 173
  • Sugar: 17.3 g
  • Sodium: 190.5 mg
  • Fat: 5.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 27.8 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 20.6 mg

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112 comments on “Stuffed Snickerdoodle Cookies”

  1. The Kook @ The Kitchen Kook

    By the way, I’m still laughing at your “corralled women” comment. Haha! 😀

  2. Any idea about how to get more cream cheese in the middle of the cookie? Mine always absorbs into the dough and when I try to add more, it oozes out the sides of the dough when I try to make it into a ball.

    Thanks!

  3. I love the way these cookies look (and taste)! I made stuffed snickerdoodles in the past, but they did not turn out nearly as well as these. Today I tried stuffing another cooking and followed your suggestions on how to chill the filling, the best way to stuff the cookies, etc. I am happy to report the cookies were a success.

  4. I came for the cookies, am pinning them, but it was the hysterical corralled women that prompted me to comment. Great post!

  5. hey! i really liked this recipe but i have a problem because i can’t find cream of tartar and i would like to know if I can replace it with something else…

    1. I would omit the cream of tartar and baking soda (as they work together) and sub in baking powder in place of both. Hope this helps!

  6. I am so glad I found Kristan, a.k.a. Cookbook Queen, because I found you (and also Christy, The Girl Who Ate Everything) and I’m having a blast trying out everyone’s recipes! From your site I made the Cream Cheese Snickerdoodles and pretty much ate half the batch all by myself! I’m a cinnamon nut so these are my new favorite, especially because they’re so soft and oh-so-yummy! Already made my second batch this week (my husband, daughter and mom-in-law devoured the other half!). Trying to decide what to make next!

  7. ive tried these cookies twice and they taste good but they’re never flat and chewy! theyre always big and biscuity no matter how small i make the ball. help!

    1. That’s so strange! Are you at a high altitude?
      Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature, that’s important…eggs too! Also, have you checked the temperature of your oven? Do they seem to bake on the fast or slow side? If none of this applies, try cutting back on flour by 1/4 cup next time..

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