Snickerdoodle Blondies (Gluten-Free, Vegan)

These chewy Snickerdoodle Blondies are gluten-free, vegan, and just 9 ingredients! A quick and easy dessert that's perfect for the holidays with all the sweet, cinnamony, tangy, and buttery flavors you love! Eggless and allergy-free snickerdoodles in bar form with a crisp cinnamon sugar top that's even more delicious than the classic cookie!

Take everything you love about a snickerdoodle cookie and pour it into a square baking pan! With a little extra dairy-free butter and a touch of brown sugar, you can transform the cinnamon sugar cookie into a delicious blondie bar recipe! These snickerdoodle blondies are perfectly soft, chewy, gluten-free, and vegan! They're a fun way to serve the classic holiday flavor in a non-traditional form.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Blondies are the non-chocolate form of fudgy delicious brownies. They require melted butter and brown sugar for a caramel-y toasty-like flavor. That makes a buttery cinnamony snickerdoodle cookie the perfect treat to transform into a chewy blondie! Gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free, these blondies are going to be a hit at your next holiday party and a fabulous way to take a break from all the Christmas cookies you'll be baking! This recipe is:

• Gluten-Free
• Vegan & Vegetarian
• Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Corn-Free, Coconut-Free)
• Sugar-Free Optiona or Low-Sugar
• Quick, Easy, Just 9 Simple Ingredients
• Kid-Friendly
• Make-Ahead & Freezer-Friendly
• Perfect Christmas or Holiday Dessert

Vegan Snickerdoodle Blondies Ingredients

• Gluten-Free Flour + Baking Powder: Your favorite gluten-free all-purpose flour and baking powder provide a light fluffy base for your buttery blondies.
• Cream of Tartar + Salt: The classic tang of snickerdoodles is achieved by using cream of tartar. If you want that signature snickerdoodle flavor, you must include this ingredient!
• Cinnamon: Lots of cinnamon! You'll be adding cinnamon directly to the base of the blondie bar dough as well as the topping.
• Granulated Sugar: Traditional snickerdoodle cookies only use white sugar, so the majority of the sweetener in these bars is granulated sugar. You can use a sugar-free sweetener like Swerve, as well.
• Light Brown Sugar: Blondies require a deeper caramel-like flavor and that's why you'll be including some brown sugar in these snickerdoodle bars!
• Flax Egg: A thick flax egg helps bind the blondies together for that perfect fudgy bite.
• Vanilla Extract: A splash of vanilla is always a must!
• Vegan Butter: The key to perfect chewiness is melted and cooled dairy-free butter! The melted butter adds deeper flavor, moisture, and a denser fudgier texture like you'd get with brownies.
• Cinnamon Sugar: A mixture of cinnamon and granulated sugar sprinkled over the top of the blondie bars creates this delicious sweet crisp crust on top after baking!

How To Make Snickerdoodle Blondies

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, and cinnamon.
2. In a small bowl, add the granulated sugar, brown sugar, flax egg, and vanilla to the melted and cooled butter. Mix well to combine.

3. Add the butter mixture to the bowl of dry ingredients.
4. Mix everything together until you have a thick and slightly sticky batter.

5. Pour and spread the thick blondie batter evenly into a lined 8x8 baking pan.
6. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar topping over the top of the unbaked bars.

7. Bake the snickerdoodle blondies in the oven at 350°F for about 25 minutes.
8. Remove the bars from the oven and allow them to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing into 9 bars.

Baking Tips & Tricks

• Make sure you allow the melted vegan butter to cool before adding it to the dry ingredients. I melted my 1 stick of butter for 45 seconds in the microwave and allowed it to cool slightly before adding the sugars.
• Line your baking pan by cutting 2 sheets of parchment paper to fit and line all sides of your baking pan. This is a must and can not be skipped.
• This recipe is meant for an 8x8-inch square baking pan. If you want a larger amount of blondies, you'll need to double the recipe before you can use a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Do not overbake the bars! You want the center to remain soft and fudgy. The blondie bars will continue to cook slightly as they cool in the pan.
• Allowing the bars to cool in your baking pan for a minimum of 15 minutes is essential to allow the bars to set. Then you can lift the block of uncut bars out of the pan, using the edges of the parchment paper, and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before cutting the bars! It's even better (and easier) to cut them chilled from the fridge.
• You can slice the bars into 16 smaller bars for a miniature-sized treat! Cut 4 horizontal and vertical slices instead of 3.

Storage and Freezing Instructions

• Storage: You can store baked and cooled leftover snickerdoodle blondies at room temperature in an airtight container for 4-5 days. Store them in the fridge for up to 7-8 days.
• Freezing: You can freeze these gluten-free blondies by slicing them into squares and wrapping them individually in freezer-safe paper. Freeze them flat until solid before adding them all to a large ziplock bag or storage container for 5-6 months. Thaw them overnight, unwrapped, on the counter.
• Make-Ahead: If you plan on making them ahead of time, bake the blondie bars, but leave them uncut. Allow them to cool before storing in an airtight container on the counter for 1-2 days or in the fridge for 3-4 days. Cut them when you are ready to serve.
• Warming: If you want to warm a chilled snickerdoodle blondie bar, you can place it in the microwave at heat for 15-second intervals at 50% power until warmed.

What To Serve With Gluten-Free Snickerdoodle Blondies

These cinnamon sweet bars are delicious at room temperature, chilled, or warmed in the microwave! Just like you'd serve a warm ooey gooey fudge brownie ala mode, you can serve a warmed snickerdoodle blondie with a scoop of your favorite vegan ice cream for an indulgent holiday treat! A spoonful of coconut whipped cream would be great and of course you can serve it with a cozy mug of hot cocoa or white hot chocolate!

More Gluten-Free Bar Recipes:

• Maple Blondies
• Funfetti Blondies
• Fudgy Vegan Brownies
• Pumpkin Pie Bars
• Lemon Bars
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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Sweet, cinnamon, chewy, gooey, buttery gluten-free snickerdoodle blondies! These vegan bars are so yummy and will be a hit with all your holiday guests this year!

So tell me:

+ What's your favorite non-cookie holiday dessert?

This recipe is part of The Sweetest Season, an annual virtual cookie swap co-hosted by Erin of The Speckled Palate and Susannah of Feast + West. Every year, food bloggers get together to share new holiday cookie recipes to make and give.

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