Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark is a cinnamon and sugar cookie inspired version of the ever popular Brownie Bark. The recipe was inspired by my friend Nancy (who challenged me to create a homemade version of the popular kind sold at Costco) and Carol, who made the first sugar cookie version.
Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark Tips
This is a pretty easy recipe. The biggest tip is to use good cinnamon. In fact, the first time I made this I used Penzey's Vietnamese cinnamon and felt like the Snickerdoodle Bark was a great way to showcase it.
Butter is also a major flavor here, and you can't go wrong with European style. Carol uses browned butter in hers, so that's an option as well.
Recipe
Snickerdoodle Cookie Bark
Cinnamon sugar topped version of cookie brittle or cookie bark.
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon dry milk powder
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar mixed with 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ⅓ cup toasted and chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Set the rack to the lower center part of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
- Line a heavy duty 13×18 inch baking sheet with nonstick foil or parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, vigorously whisk the egg whites until very foamy. Gradually whisk in the sugar, then whisk in the melted butter and vanilla until smooth. Whisk in the salt, baking powder and cinnamon, then whisk in the nonfat milk powder. Add the flour and stir until smooth.
- Empty batter onto the lined cookie sheet and spread as thinly as possible using the back of a spoon or scraper.
- Mix together the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle evenly over the top. If using pecans, sprinkle them on top.
- Bake in the lower center of the oven for 17- 20 minutes, checking at 17 minutes. Edges should be brown but not burnt. Remove from oven. With a pizza cutter or knife, immediately cut into pieces without separating – you want shards, similar to what you’d get if making peanut brittle.
- Let cool completely. If you are left with a few thick, chewy, pieces, return them to the oven and bake at 250 for 20 minutes, then re-cool. If your batter is thin enough the first time, you should not need the second bake.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Anna says
Hi Emily! I hope you love it.
Emily says
My first batch is in the oven! 🙂
Laura says
Love this--definitely different and I can just imagine the smell. Yum! Pinning for the holidays!
T. Martin says
This idea is SUPER cool! A platter of this and your famous toffee during the holidays will be killer.
Katrina says
My dad would love all these cookie bark cookies because he prefers crunchy cookies. Growing up I used to always have to "burn" or at least way over bake chocolate chip cookies for him because he liked them that way.
I posted your criss cross peanut butter cookies today. Posted them poorly back in 2008 and made them again, they really are the perfect pb cookie.
Nancy says
These look delicious! There's a Penzey's near my office that I've been meaning to check out, and now I've got a perfect excuse to go there! Can't wait to try these.
Anna says
Hooray! Glad I didn't mess it up ;).
Carolyn says
I made this tonight. It's fantastic!
Sarah says
Wow, this is so creative and looks seriously yummy! I'm really interested in how the Vietnamese cinnamon tastes?
stephanie says
Oh wow! I am going to have to bring a sample platter of all your cookie/brownie recipes to work! This should freeze well, right?
Sue says
I'm sure I would want to eat this like popcorn. It looks really good.
Carolyn says
Thank you for the acknowledgement! I can't wait to try this version! Looks so yummy!
Darlene says
These look so addictive they should be called Snickerdoodle Crack!