My friends at Krusteaz sent a generous holiday package filled with cookie mixes and decorating tools to help make seasonal baking simple and fun. I used the Krusteaz Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix to create these cocoa-coated snickerdoodles, and they turned out beautifully.
The mix makes the process easy: you only need to add butter and an egg. The cinnamon-sugar topping is included in the box; I simply stirred a tablespoon of cocoa powder into it to give the cookies a subtle chocolate note and a richer appearance.
I enjoyed giving a small twist to a classic—snickerdoodles are already perfect, so I kept the change simple. The cocoa deepened the coating’s color and added a faint chocolate undertone without overpowering the cinnamon flavor. I made the cookies smaller so they would fit nicely into mason jars as homemade gifts. My husband plans to take the whole batch to work tomorrow to share with his coworkers—after all, they make great cookie testers.
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Recipe credit: Krusteaz Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 package Krusteaz Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix (pouch with cookie mix and cinnamon-sugar topping)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the Krusteaz Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix, softened butter, and egg until a dough forms. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine the cinnamon-sugar topping with the cocoa powder.
- For each cookie, scoop a rounded tablespoon of dough and place it into the cinnamon-cocoa mixture. Roll gently to coat thoroughly.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake 8–10 minutes.
I received product for this post; the opinions expressed are my own.