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AIP Snickerdoodles Recipe

If you have been around here long enough, you know I adore cinnamon. It has truly been one of my favorite flavors since childhood.

When I decided to start an AIP lifestyle, I was worried that I would have to give up all of my favorite foods. So, you can imagine how relieved I was to learn that cinnamon is not a nightshade but is actually completely AIP-friendly.

Ever since then, I’ve been on a mission to make as many of my favorite cinnamon-flavor recipes as possible into AIP versions, and I think I’ve done a really good job with it!

My AIP Snickerdoodles recipe is my latest creation, and it is absolutely delicious. 

And my recipe  is completely egg-free, nut-free and gluten-free, which means that family or friends with common food sensitivities can enjoy them without worry. 

Even better, they are completely vegan as well. Truly, your entire family can enjoy these cookies, which means you might need to make several batches!

So, grab a bowl as well as a few easy-to-find ingredients and make a batch of my AIP Snickerdoodles today.

Recipe Baking Tips and Suggestions

AIP baking can be intimidating, and I completely understand! That’s why I’m going to give you a few baking tips and suggestions to make sure your batch of AIP Snickerdoodles comes out perfectly.

Most importantly, you cannot substitute the AIP-friendly flours. The recipe simply won’t work. If you cannot find cassava flour and tapioca flour, you should probably bake another recipe instead with AIP flours that are more accessible to you.

Almost as important, you need to be extremely precise when you measure the flours. An inexpensive food scale is absolutely the best way to measure the flours.

However, if you don’t have a food scale, measuring cups are okay to use. However, you must be careful to not measure out too much flour.

Never scoop the flours using a measuring cup, which will compact the flour and cause you to use too much in the recipe.

Instead, use a spoon to stir the flours in the containers to fluff them up a bit. Cassava flour has a tendency to compact as it sits.

Then, spoon the flours into the measuring cup and use the back of a knife to level off any excess flour.

Trust me, this isn’t the time to try to get as much flour into your measuring cup as possible. 

For the coconut oil, I prefer to use ones that are labeled as refined because of their mild coconut flavor. If you use coconut oil that is labeled as virgin (or unrefined) the coconut flavor could overwhelm the cookie. 

Of course, it is a personal choice as to which type of coconut oil you use. 

The last ingredient that might be new to you is date syrup. As the name implies, it is simply dates that are made into a syrup.

It adds a natural sweetness to the snickerdoodles without overpowering the cinnamon. However, if you do not have date syrup available to you, you can use maple syrup instead.

However, maple syrup has a stronger, more pronounced flavor than date syrup. So, you are very likely to taste it in the cookie.

And, of course, if you love the taste of cinnamon as much as I do, feel free to use heaping teaspoons in the recipe.

Other AIP Dessert Recipes to Try

If these AIP Snickerdoodles have you hungry for more delicious AIP dessert recipes, then you are in luck!

From apple cake to strawberry shortcake, I have all of your fruity dessert needs met.

For holiday desserts, let me tempt you with my gingerbread squares as well as my gingerbread cookies.

And I have a ton of delicious dairy-free ice cream recipes as well as a few AIP “chocolate” dessert recipes to tempt your taste buds.

Just click this link to my AIP Desserts page to find all of these recipes and even more.

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