Shelly's Recipe

Marble Snickerdoodles

Category: Cookies

3 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 3/4 cups butter, softened
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups sugar, divided
4 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
3 large eggs
Parchment paper

1. Stir together 2 cups flour, 1 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar, 3/4 tsp. baking soda, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a medium bowl. Stir together cocoa and remaining 1 2/3 cups flour, 1 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar, 3/4 tsp. baking soda, and 1/4 tsp. salt in another medium bowl.

2. Beat butter, vanilla, 2 cups sugar, and 1 tsp. cinnamon at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Spoon half of butter mixture into cocoa mixture; spoon remaining butter mixture into flour mixture.

3. Beat plain batter until just blended; beat chocolate batter until just blended. Chill both mixtures 30 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 350. Stir together remaining 1/3 cup sugar and 3 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Drop plain dough by level tablespoonfuls onto aluminum foil. Top each with 1 Tbsp. chocolate dough; roll together into a ball. Roll in cinnamon-sugar; place 3 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets, and flatten. (Use the bottom of a 1/2-cup measuring cup to flatten the cookies to the perfect size. Be sure to use salted butter.)

5. Bake for 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned, lightly tapping baking sheets halfway through to deflate cookies. Cool 5 minutes; transfer to wire racks, and cool.