Ingredients for - Snickerdoodle Bars

1. Unsalted butter, softened ½ cup
2. White sugar ½ cup
3. Firmly packed brown sugar ¼ cup
4. Egg, at room temperature 1 large
5. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons
6. All-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups
7. Cream of tartar ½ teaspoon
8. Baking soda ½ teaspoon
9. Salt ½ teaspoon
10. Ground cinnamon, divided ¼ teaspoon
11. Ground nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon
12. White sugar 1 tablespoon
13. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Snickerdoodle Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch square pan with enough parchment paper to have overhang on all sides.

2 . Stage

Cream together butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg, and mix until a dough just begins to form.

3 . Stage

Place dough into prepared pan. Using lightly floured hands, press dough firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.

4 . Stage

In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon white sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over the dough.

5 . Stage

Place pan into the preheated oven, and bake just until the dough in the center of the pan feels barely set, 20 to 23 minutes. Do not over bake.

6 . Stage

Allow cookies to cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into 16 bars.