Snickerdoodle Muffins Recipe: Soft, Cinnamon Sugar Bakery-Style Treats

These snickerdoodle muffins combine everything you love about classic snickerdoodle cookies with the tender, fluffy texture of a bakery-style muffin. Each bite delivers that signature cinnamon-sugar flavor with a soft, buttery crumb that melts in your mouth.

Rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking, these muffins develop a delightfully sweet, slightly crispy top that gives way to a pillowy interior.

They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack with coffee, and they’re surprisingly easy to make with simple pantry ingredients.

Whether you’re a longtime snickerdoodle fan or new to this classic flavor combination, these muffins are about to become your new favorite baked treat!

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Snickerdoodle Muffins

Snickerdoodle muffins with cinnamon sugar topping. Soft, buttery bakery-style muffins ready in 30 minutes. Perfect for breakfast or snacks!

Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time15 minutes minutes

Servings - 12 muffins

Ingredients 

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• 2 cups all-purpose flour or 1-1 gluten-free flour blend for GF option
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 large egg
• 6 Tbsp butter
• 1 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp butter melted

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 12-muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add the egg, milk and melted butter and whisk together until batter forms.
• Pour evenly into the greased muffin pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
• While the muffins are baking, melt the butter in a small bowl. Combine the brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon in another small bowl.
• Loosen the muffins from the muffin pan and dip the tops into the melted butter, then directly into the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place back into the muffin pan, or onto a serving plate.
• Serve Snickerdoodle Muffins warm, with butter. Enjoy!