This easy recipe for cinnamon chocolate chip cookies adds some sweet spicy flavor to everyone’s favorite classic cookie. The perfect holiday cookie recipe, or anytime you want to sweeten someone’s day with a gift of cookies!
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Why this recipe works!
If you asked me what my favorite cookie in the whole wide world is, I would not hesitate for even one second.
There are chocolate chip cookies, and then there is everything else, cookie-wise (although my grandma’s molasses cookies are a close second).
So me being me, I am constantly messing around with a chocolate chip cookie recipe (looking at you, Snack Attack Chocolate Chip Cookies!) to see how many ways I can come up with making my favorites, and that is how this recipe for chocolate chip cookies with cinnamon was born.
The basic chocolate chip cookie recipe is pretty much the same, but there is some cinnamon swirled into the dough, and the cookies are dusted with cinnamon sugar right before you pop them into the oven.
And because of those two small but powerful things, they basically taste like Christmas in cookie form. Whether you are going to a cookie swap or needing a plate of deliciousness for a party, these do pretty much taste like heaven in cookie form.
They are also great for no reason at all. I like mine with a cup of fresh mint tea, personally.
Ready to spice up your chocolate chippers? Let’s do it!
Ingredients you need
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Cinnamon: You can find this flavorful spice in the baking aisle of your supermarket. Cinnamon is at its very best when it is under 6 to 8 months old.
- Chocolate Chips: We like regular sized semi-sweet chips for this recipe, but you can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate or even mini chips.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.
Here’s how to make this recipe
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheets with parchment or a silicone mat.
STEP 2: Whisk together 1 ½ cups of flour, ¾ teaspoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of cinnamon.
STEP 3: Cream 10 tablespoons of room temperature butter and a cup of brown sugar in a mixer on medium high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add an egg and a teaspoon of vanilla to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
STEP 4: Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
STEP 5: Stir in chocolate chips.
STEP 6: Mix a quarter cup of white sugar and two teaspoons of cinnamon together.
STEP 7: Roll tablespoons of cookie dough into balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake until set, about 13 minutes.
STEP 8: Cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to rack.
Recipe FAQs
Nope, but here’s a good trick: Fill a big mug with hot water, dump it out, and turn it upside down over the butter. Give it about ten minutes and it should be soft enough!
You can! I like the regular size, but if you want to use chocolate chunks or mini chocolate chips, you be you!
Yep! They will stay fresh for at least 2-3 days – cover them up tightly.
Leave me your question in the comments and I will get back to you pronto!
Equipment we used for this recipe
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- Measuring Cup: We love these angled cups that show the measurements on both the inside and outside of the cup.
- Measuring Spoons: These handy magnetic spoons are not on a ring, so you can just pick the one you need.
- Mixing Bowls: We love the side handle on these bowls…it makes for steadier mixing.
- Fish Spatula: It’s not just for dish (although we love it for Julia Child’s Filet of Sole)…it’s thin enough to scoot under anything…including these heavenly cookies.
- Cookie Sheet: We’ve tried about 574,837 cookie sheets over the years and this one is our fave!
- Cookie Scoop: This handy scoop picks up the perfect amount of dough and has a little bar that scoots it out.
- Silpat: Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, will stick to this silicone mat.
- KitchenAid Mixer: This workhorse of a mixer is spendy, but it is simply the best of the best, and will last for years.
- Cooling Rack: The perfect basic rack for letting those cookies cool off until it is time for the first bite!
And so, let the cookie baking begin!
What to serve with this recipe
Looking to make your cookie swap (or just plain cookie-eating) even more heavenly? Some mint chocolate chip cocoa floats are one delicious option, or maybe you would rather have some fresh mint tea? Or if you are in the mood for something a little more daring, how about a prosecco margarita or (my fave!) some red wine hot chocolate!
Other cookie recipes we love!
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PrintCinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies
This easy recipe for cinnamon chocolate chip cookies adds some sweet spice to everyone’s favorite classic cookie. Perfect for the holidays!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 26 minutes
- Total Time: 41 minutes
- Yield: About 25 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 10 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate morsels
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheets with parchment or a silicone mat.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Cream butter and brown sugar in a mixer on medium high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla to butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Stir in chocolate morsels.
- Mix sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon together. Roll tablespoons of cookie dough into balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
- Place dough balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and bake until set, about 13 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to rack.
- Bet you can’t eat just one!
Notes
- Cinnamon: You can find this flavorful spice in the baking aisle of your supermarket. Cinnamon is at its very best when it is under 6 to 8 months old.
- Chocolate Chips: We like regular sized semi-sweet chips for this recipe, but you can use milk chocolate, dark chocolate or even mini chips.
Rebecca says
These cookies are to die for! They feel like Christmas all year round!
Christmas all year round – hurray for cinnamon! :)
Theresa Murphy says
Ooohhh yummy! I’m with you on spicing things up a tad! These sound wonderful! My “secret” ingredient in chocolate chip cookies is toffee chips. Looking forward to trying these very soon. Perhaps for the youngest teen daughter’s birthday bash. She will be 16 and has requested red velvet cheesecake as her “cake” since she was 2. We also always have other sweets and snacks on hand. These cookies are going to be there for the party on Dec 2nd because all us December babies deserve cookies on their birthday as well as their cake of choice, wouldn’t you agree? :)
Red velvet cheesecake!! Her mama has raised her up right!! And absolutely yes for us December babies. Happy sweet sixteen to your baby girl!