These Snickerdoodles with Dark Chocolate Drizzle are a chocolate-covered twist on classic snickerdoodles that yields super soft, cinnamon-y cookies that are free of grains and dairy – but you’d never know it.
About two years ago, I discovered the magic of snickerdoodles thanks to Sally’s recipe. I’ve made them for the majority of my family gatherings since then. They’re simple and total crowd-pleasers.
If you’d have asked me for my thoughts on snickerdoodles before that first go at baking them, I probably wouldn’t have been terribly enthusiastic. They just seemed too simple to be exciting.
Similarly, if you’d asked me what I thought of spicing up my chocolate with cinnamon (or anything else), I’d have cringed. I didn’t wrap my head around chocolate + spices for a while. But it’s a great idea, trust me.
The magic of cinnamon, sugar, and butter is that they make such a perfect combination that you don’t need anything else complicating whatever you put them in.
Key word: need. Chocolate is always welcome.
Chocolate is always welcome - even on snickerdoodles. #bgbcookieexchange #FitFluential Share on X
Enter this Paleo twist on snickerdoodles – with chocolate. And don’t let the Paleo throw you. I’ve made a couple batches over the past few weeks and everyone I’ve shared these with, from college kids to yoga teachers in training, has loved them. You don’t want a good-for-a-Paleo-dessert cookie. You want a really-damn-good cookie. These are the latter.
As a little bonus, their healthiness also happens to mean they make pretty decent yoga fuel, as I learned yesterday, when I didn’t pack enough lunch for six hours of teacher training. You would think I’d learn. But that just meant I got extra cookies.
So… I see these being a new family fave – they’re certainly one of mine.
I’m super excited to bring you these cookies as part of the BGB Holiday Cookie Exchange. After such a successful Friendsgiving, how could we not come back with cookies? Exactly. Check ’em out!
Sweet and Spicy Peanut Butter Buds via Hungry By Nature
Bailey’s Chocolate Chip Cookies via Byte Sized Nutrition
Chocolate Kissed Gingerbread Cookies via Beauty in Christ
Superfood Overnight Thumbprint Cookies via Miss Allie’s Kitchen
Vegan Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies via Healthy Helper
Chocolate-Dipped Almond Butter Shortbread Cookies with Almond Butter Buttercream via Plays Well with Butter
- 4 T. coconut sugar
- 1.5 t. cinnamon
- 1/4 c. coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 c. maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1 c. almond flour
- 1/4 c. coconut flour
- 1/2 t. cream of tartar
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1 t. cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 2 T. dark chocolate chips*
- 1/2 t. coconut oil
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl (I used a cereal bowl), mix the coconut sugar and cinnamon to roll the cookies in. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together melted coconut oil, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Add almond flour, coconut flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt. Fold together until a dough forms.
- Scoop dough (I used a tablespoon) and roll into a ball. Roll each ball in the cinnamon and coconut sugar mixture, and then place on the parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat until you have no more dough. You will probably have extra cinnamon-sugar, but it's easier to roll the cookies with too much cinnamon-sugar than too little.
- Bake cookies for 7 minutes, or until tops are golden brown. They will be soft, but set. Allow to cool on the baking sheet while you make the chocolate drizzle.
- Melt together chocolate chips with the coconut oil and stir to combine. I did this in 30-second increments in the microwave, but if you prefer, you can melt them together on the stovetop.
- Have fun drizzling the chocolate over your cooling cookies! Enjoy warm or place in the fridge to set the chocolate. Store at room temperature for up to a week - if they last that long.
- *I used Enjoy Life Dark Chocolate Morsels. Feel free to use any chocolate you prefer!
- **Nutrition info includes only half the cinnamon-sugar mixture and, honestly, none of the chocolate since there's so little divided among nearly 20 cookies.
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Your turn:
What’s your favorite holiday cookie?
When do you start holiday baking?
Snickerdoodles and gingerbread are my favorite holiday treats, no question. And duh, chocolate is always invited to the party!
Can you believe I’ve never had gingerbread? Just gingerbread tea ?
These look amazing! My favorite holiday cookie to make is peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s kiss on top. They’re addicting. I start baking like, a week before Christmas – otherwise there are just too many cookies around (which in theory sounds great, but in practice isn’t)
I LOVE those. And I’m the same way…except I usually start almost two weeks before Christmas ?
I’ve never been a Snickerdoodle fan either, but the addition of chocolate has me convinced! Pinning and cannot wait to try them!
Chocolate is pretty persuasive! I hope it’s back in your life soon 🙂
I LOVE SNICKERDOODLES. And chocolate works well with absolutely anything.
Couldn’t agree more!
YUM! snickerdoodles are one of those cookies that i never appreciated as a kid but have grown to love as an adult. i love that these are also gluten-free! a couple of my friends are celiac & i’ve been brainstorming different options to put on their christmas cookie plates this year. can’t wait to try these out!
I’d love to know what you think if you try them!
Yum! These cookies make me want to dive headfirst into my computer screen 😛 Pinned! My family usually starts holiday baking at the beginning of December, but we decided to put it off a little bit this year so that the cookies aren’t stale by the time we get to Christmas, haha.
Hahaha. I’m starting this week and SO PUMPED 🙂
I just have soooo much love for these! My brother would go absolutely crazy for ever single bite here.
Thanks so much, Allie!
These look absolutely awesome, Ellen! Would you believe I’ve never made a snickerdoodle?! Now that I have your amazing Paleo version they are on my list!
Do it! I’d love to know what you think if you do 🙂
Ah I love snickerdoodles! And yes chocolate is always welcome. Would love to have you link up for meatless Monday next week with us
Thanks so much, Deborah!
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite holiday cookies.. but you’re right, I always feel guilty choosing them over others when they just seem so SIMPLE. But theseeee.. THESE bad boys are a new level of snickerdoodles. Pinned and can’t wait to try them out!
Simple definitely doesn’t mean bad 🙂 Thanks so much, Kara!
So many cookies!! I love how minimal and simple these ingredients are! And chocolate drizzle…. exxxxcellent choice.
Thanks, Cora! I think it’s awesome that such simple ingredients can yield such delicious results!
These look amaaaaaaaaazing! Somehow I haven’t made ANY Christmas cookies yet but that really needs to change soon!
Thanks, Kristy! I’m planning to bake lots of cookies this week!
These cookies look so tasty Ellen! I love chocolate and cinnamon together, so these are right up my alley!!
I very recently discovered my love for chocolate and cinnamon together, but I’m never going back now 😀
i literally had my first snickerdoodle cookie this week and it was SO GOOD. how have i never tried these before?! and now i have the recipe… i’m doomed haha
That’s basically my thought process every time I get a recipe for delicious baked goods. Like, I have so much power and also I’m in soooo much trouble ?
These look wonderful!! Love the unique mix of ingredients you’ve used to make them.
Thanks so much! I’d love to know what you think if you make them!