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snickerdoodle

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[snik-er-doo-duhl] / ˈsnɪk ərˌdu dəl /

noun

  • snickerdoodles
    plural
  1. a type of sugar cookie coated with cinnamon sugar before baking.


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One groom insisted the invitations include a reference to the snickerdoodle cookies he bakes with his fiancée.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Last year, Trader Joe’s recalled soft-baked snickerdoodle cookies after a supplier alerted them to the presence of “hard plastic pieces” in the sweet snacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2023

I can't pass up a cinnamon-dusted snickerdoodle cookie.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2023

She has baked Christmas cookies, no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies, date and nut bread, nut rolls, yeast cake, peach cobbler, snickerdoodle cookies, blueberry pie and cheese dip.

From Washington Post Oct. 24, 2022

"Okay, well then, I won't bother you. They'll be down here. Chocolate chip, oatmeal, snickerdoodle, and peanut butter. You girls help yourselves."

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

Making them snickerdoodles instead of just standard pumpkin cookies was the best decision I could have made.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2022

Someone once found the movie reviews I wrote for my college newspaper; a close family member’s obituary; my recipe for snickerdoodles that apparently once resulted in marriage proposals on Instagram.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2022

After all, how much is there left to say about brownies and snickerdoodles?

From Salon Dec. 23, 2021

Through CALPIA, prison labor makes everything from U.S. flags, license plates and packaged snickerdoodles to furniture found in the offices of nearly every state agency.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2020

“And you had a hankering for some more snickerdoodles, I reckon,” Cook said, giving her a wink.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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