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This fall, kick up your snickerdoodle game even more delicious with our recipe for Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars! This easy recipe puts an apple-cinnamon twist on the classic snickerdoodle cookie! A perfect snack or treat!

These are moist, buttery delicious snickerdoodle bars bursting with apple bits and generously sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, like these Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars and these Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies!

Why You’ll Love These Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars

Perfectly sweet and cinnamony, these bars combine the classic snickerdoodle cookie with chunks of tart apple and layers of cinnamon-sugar to create a delicious flavor experience you won’t soon forget.
So easy to make, you’ll fall in love with these Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars!
Definitely a fall favorite and these bars are soooo addicting.
Definitely a recipe keeper! Perfect snack for the kids with a cold glass of milk!

What Apples Should I Use?

Apples are definitely a fall favorite, especially around here in the Midwest! Don’t bake with any old apples. You’ll want baking apples and the best apples for baking will keep their structure instead of turning into apple mush after spending some time in the oven.

Granny Smith is my go to apple for everything. They are juicy, tart and firm and super delicious. For slightly sweet and crisp apples, use Honeycrisp. Other good varieties include Northern Spy, Pink Lady, Braeburn and Winesap.

Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars recipe

Ingredients You Need

Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe

Apple Mixture

butter
Granny Smith apples, finely chopped
ground cinnamon

Snickerdoodle Batter

all-purpose flour
cream of tartar
baking soda
ground cinnamon
salt
butter
light brown sugar
granulated sugar
eggs
vanilla extract

Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture Topping

granulated sugar
ground cinnamon

How to Make Apple Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

Melt butter in saucepan and add in the diced apples and a pinch of cinnamon, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5-6 minutes.
Place cooked apples onto a paper towel and place in fridge or freezer and allow the to cool completely.
While apples are cooling, preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray or line with tin foil for easy removal, leaving tin foil overhang on sides to pull out of pan easily.
In a large bowl, add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt to a bowl, and whisk to combine and set aside.
Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugars and mix together in a bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 – 3 minutes.
Add in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, and beat until smooth.
Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined and then fold in the apple mixture.
Add batter into baking pan and spread evenly.
Make Sugar Cinnamon Topping by placing in a cup and stirring together with a fork until mixed well.
Evenly sprinkle cinnamon sugar topping mixture over the top of the batter.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Cool before cutting. Makes 20-24 bars.

Pro Tip

The key to baking bars, is to under-bake a tad and not over-bake. That way you keep the bars moist and delish! Overbaking can make bars crumbly and dry.

More Variations

Add in some white chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, pecans or walnuts for an extra special twist!
Serve them warm with a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream!

If you’re looking for the perfect fall treat to tantalize your taste buds, you need to try these Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars! These simple yet scrumptious bars combine the delightful flavors of apples, cinnamon, and snickerdoodle that’s sure to be a hit.

Make a batch of Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Bars this weekend! I hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

More Delish Desserts!

For another fall treat, Check out this Fluffy Pumpkin Dip, this Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Pound Cake and this Easy Caramel Apple Galette!

Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars

Kim Lange

Apple Cinnamon Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars are great for breakfast and snacking, snacking and more snacking! Definitely a fall favorite!

4.78 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Course Dessert

Servings Servings

Calories

Ingredients

Apple Mixture

1 tablespoon butter
2 large Granny Smith apples finely chopped
Pinch or two of ground cinnamon

Snickerdoodle Batter

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Sprinkle Topping

2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

Melt butter in saucepan and add in the diced apples and a pinch of cinnamon, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5-6 minutes.
Place cooked apples onto a paper towel and place in fridge or freezer and allow the to cool completely.
While apples are cooling, preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray or line with tin foil for easy removal, leaving tin foil overhang on sides to pull out of pan easily.
In a large bowl, add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, ground cinnamon and salt to a bowl, and whisk to combine and set aside.
Using a mixer, cream the butter and sugars and mix together in a bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 - 3 minutes.
Add in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla, and beat until smooth.
Stir in the dry ingredients until just combined and then fold in the apple mixture.
Add batter into baking pan and spread evenly.
Make Sugar Cinnamon Topping by placing in a cup and stirring together with a fork until mixed well.
Evenly sprinkle cinnamon sugar topping mixture over the top of the batter.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Cool before cutting. Makes 20-24 bars.