Snickerdoodle Bread

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Snickerdoodle Bread — 🍞 Moist and fluffy quick bread that tastes like snickerdoodle cookies!! Loaded with cinnamon chips and a cinnamon-sugar crust! Quick, EASY, and absolutely DELISH!

overhead view of Snickerdoodle Bread loaf

When I made these Classic Snickerdoodles I didn’t know how many closet snickerdoodle cookie fans there were. Bread that has snickerdoodle cookie flavor should make everyone happy.

Over the years I’ve made four versions of snickerdoodle cookies, snickerdoodle bars, and now bread. To say I love snickerdoodle desserts is an understatement.

This bread is a spinoff of my Cinnamon Sugar Bread, a reader and personal favorite. 

sliced loaf of Snickerdoodle Bread

I kept the cinnamon-sugar top for an ever so slight crunch, but rather than making a layer of cinnamon-sugar that runs through the middle of the loaf like a ribbon, I added cinnamon chips.

I created the subtle yet special tang that snickerdoodle cookies are known for by incorporating sour cream into the batter. It also helps keep the bread soft, fluffy, and moist.

Between the cinnamon-sugar on top, cinnamon in the batter, and the cinnamon chips, the bread is full of wonderful and prominent cinnamon flavor without being overpowering.

loaf of Snickerdoodle Bread

Recipe Ingredients

To make this tangy Snickerdoodle bread, you’ll need: 

  • Unsalted butter
  • Granulated sugar
  • Light brown sugar
  • Eggs
  • Vanilla extract
  • Sour cream
  • All-purpose flour
  • Cinnamon
  • Baking powder 
  • Salt
  • Cinnamon chips

Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.

close up of sliced loaf of Snickerdoodle Bread

How to Make Snickerdoodle Bread

This is a quick and easy recipe for snickerdoodle bread. Here’s an overview of the recipe steps:

  1. Cream together the butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla.
  2. Mix in the sour cream, followed by the dry ingredients.
  3. Stir in cinnamon chips last. 
  4. Turn the batter into two greased 8×4-inch loaf pans. Top with cinnamon-sugar. 
  5. Bake the cinnamon-sugar bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, no batter.
overhead view of Snickerdoodle Bread loaf

Recipe FAQs

Where Can I Buy Cinnamon Baking Chips? 

They can sometimes be tricky to find in grocery stores, although in the fall and the holiday baking season, you’ll have the best luck. Target and Walmart are usually good about stocking them. Or order from Hershey’s, King Arthur, or Amazon.

Can I Replace or omit the cinnamon chips?

Of course! Either omit them entirely, or swap them with white chocolate chips.

Can I Make This Recipe Into Muffins? 

If you want to make this recipe as muffins, follow my Snickerdoodle Muffins recipe instead. I’ve tested that recipe many times and know that it works as written.

Can I make this recipe as a cake?

Yes, you can bake this quick bread batter in an 8-inch square baking dish or 9-inch round cake pan. Or, make my Snickerdoodle Poke Cake or Snickerdoodle Bundt Cake instead.

Snickerdoodle Bread - Bread that tastes like snickerdoodle cookies!! Loaded with cinnamon chips and a cinnamon-sugar crust! Delish!!!

Recipe Tips

Loaf pan size: You can likely bake this bread in a single 9×5-inch loaf pan, but I prefer using two 8×4-inch pans to ensure the middle gets cooked through all the way. 

Cinnamon chips: Feel free to omit them if they’re not to your taste or you don’t have any on hand.

Removing the bread from the pan: When inverting the bread from the pan, I recommend doing it over a paper towel so the cinnamon-sugar doesn’t make a mess. 

Snickerdoodle Bread — Bread that tastes like snickerdoodle cookies!! Loaded with cinnamon chips and a cinnamon-sugar crust! Delish!!!

Storage Instructions

Room temperature: The snickerdoodle bread will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Freezer: Bread will keep in the freezer for up to 6 months. Cover tightly with a layer of plastic wrap and a layer of foil, or seal in a zip-top freezer bag with as much air pressed out as possible.

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Snickerdoodle Bread

By Averie Sunshine
Bread that tastes like snickerdoodle cookies!! Loaded with cinnamon chips and a cinnamon-sugar crust!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Additional Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 24
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Ingredients  

Bread

  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup sour cream, lite is okay; I haven’t tried substituting Greek yogurt
  • 1 ½ cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • pinch salt, optional and to taste
  • 1 ½ cups cinnamon chips, most of one 10-ounce bag; white chocolate chips may be substituted or chips may be omited

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions 

For the bread:

  • Pre-heat over to 350F and spray two 8×4-inch loaf pans with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pans; set aside. Recipe could be made as mini loaves or muffins; baking times will vary.
  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large mixing bowl and electric mixer) , add the butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, and beat on high power until creamed, light, and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the sour cream, and beat on high power to incorporate, about 1 minute.
  • Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add 1 1/2 cups flour, cinnamon, baking powder, optional salt, and beat on low until just incorporated, about 1 minute; don’t overmix. Set aside.
  • To a small bowl, add the cinnamon chips, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons flour, and toss with your fingers or a spoon to coat chips in flour. Flouring them helps prevent sinking while baking.
  • Add contents of small bowl (chips and any excess flour) to large mixing bowl and beat on low until just incorporated, about 1 minute; don’t overmix.
  • Turn batter out into prepared pans, divided evenly. Batter is thick. Smooth the tops of pans lightly with a spatula; set aside.

For the topping:

  • To a small bowl, add sugar, cinnamon, and stir to combine.
  • Using a small spoon, evenly sprinkle topping mixture over the loaf pans.
  • Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes (I baked 48), or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs, no batter. However, the toothpick test is tricky because you’ll likely hit cinnamon chips which are melty and gooey. Bread will be domed, likely with a crack down the center, and will be firm when touched lightly when done.
  • Allow bread to cool in pans on a wire rack for about 15 minutes before inverting (do it over a paper towel to catch the cinnamon-sugar topping) and allowing to cool completely on a rack before slicing and serving.

Notes

Storage: Bread will keep airtight at room temp for up to 5-7 days and in the freezer for up to 3-4 months.
Loosely adapted from Cinnamon-Sugar Crust Cinnamon Ribbon BreadFood.com, Barbara Bakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 193kcal, Carbohydrates: 25g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 29mg, Sodium: 35mg, Sugar: 18g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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  1. Hi Averie!
    I know this question is super annoying, but I need a bread to take in to my kids’ school. It will be “happy fall” type of thing that will sit in the office for the teachers. Is there a couple of your bread recipes you could recommend to me for this? I was thinking maybe this snickerdoodle bread, but didn’t want to miss a pumpkin bread you’ve made. We are making the ch. chip bundt cake this weekend for our own family gathering and I can’t wait! Thanks

    1. https://www.averiecooks.com/category/bread/quickbread

      And from there, see what catches your eye. The Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filled Bread is great and festive for fall. Also did Cream Cheese Banana Bread, perhaps the most popular recipe on my entire blog to date. Cinnamon Ribbon Bread, Snickerdoodle Bread, or Cinnamon Sweet Potato Bread (very fall like and people LOVE that one too) are all great choices.

  2. Snickerdoodle speaks to my midwest-raised heart. Like you, I don’t think I’d be able to make it last for french toast. Looks so delicious!

  3. I have never tried anything ‘snickerdoodle’ before.. think its an American thing? I definitely need to make this delicious bread so I can find out what all the fuss is about!

    1. PS: the first time I baked snickerdoodle cookies was with your recipe. It isn’t something that we usually eat in Spain, but everyone loved it! :)

      1. Thanks for trying my recipe, even though it’s not a normal recipe for you in Spain, and glad you loved them!

  4. Something about cinnamon and sugar makes me so happy. I can’t imaaagine what these would be like toasted with a big pat of butter!

  5. This looks amazing! Love the photos. My daughter’s boyfriend loves snickerdoodles, so I definitely need to veganize this bread. Thank you!

  6. I adore cinnamon-y bread, especially for breakfast, so I LOVE this recipe! Snickerdoodle bread is even better than the cookies!

    1. I published it a few hours later than my usual because I was running late but it was up by 6am my time :)

  7. I love cinnamon and this snickerdoodle bread looks amazing. Definitely going to be baking this over the weekend. Pinned!!!

  8. I haven’t had breakfast yet & my tummy just growled in appreciation! I can just imagine how good the house smells with this beauty baking – YUM!
    Pinned!
    Janie x

  9. cinnamon and sugar pretty much makes everything delicious, and I want french toast with this loaf SO badly

  10. How yummy does this look? I’m pretty sure since it’s a bread I can justify having it for breakfast. ;)
    pinned!

  11. Snickerdoodles were always my favorite cookies to get from Disneyland! Those jumbo-sized ones as big as my head… And if my parents got distracted, I could usually finish off one in a single sitting without them noticing. Best vacations ever! ;) So since I just made snickerdoodle donut holes, could we trade?? Because your bread looks incredible! The cinnamon chips in the center are totally brilliant!!