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snickerdoodle

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

noun

plural

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


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I get the same thing every time: the breakfast sandwich and a snickerdoodle pancake for the table.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

Chai, an avid baker, will likely make chocolate-chip and snickerdoodle cookies because she already has many of the needed ingredients on hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

They’re individually portioned, travel well to cookie exchanges and are as varied as a sentimental snickerdoodle or a stylish pistachio pinwheel.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022

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

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