Snickerdoodle Cupcakes
with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting | 12 Servings
Skip the bakery and whip up these delicious cupcakes from scratch. The best part? You don’t need any special baking tools—no stand mixer or cupcake pan required! (Cupcake cups, icing piping bag, and bragging rights are included.) These fluffy cakes are swirled with cinnamon sugar and topped with a cinnamon buttercream frosting. Move over cookies, there’s a new snickerdoodle in town! (Note: egg, milk, and unsalted butter not included.) *Nutrition values are representative of 1 cupcake as prepared*
Ingredients
24 ounce
Snickerdoodle Cupcake Kit with Cinnamon Sugar
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring ½ cup unsalted butter to room temperature.
In a medium bowl, whisk together oil and sugar until combined. Whisk in vanilla and 1 egg until smooth. Wash and dry whisk.
In a second medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add flour mixture and ⅔ cup milk to the oil mixture, alternating dry ingredients and milk; stir until just combined.
Arrange the cupcake cups on the baking sheet. Add just enough batter to each cupcake cup to cover the bottom, then evenly top with cinnamon sugar. Evenly divide remaining batter among cups, filling each just over half full. Using a knife, gently swirl the cinnamon sugar into the batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, in a third medium bowl, beat softened butter with a hand mixer until pale, then slowly add confectioners’ sugar and cinnamon. Beat for 2-3 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of milk or water until smooth and creamy.
Fold the top of the piping bag over your hand to form a cuff; add frosting. Unfold bag and twist to close. Snip about 1 inch off the tip of the bag; push frosting down to the tip of the bag. Evenly pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the taste, especially the not-too-sweet frosting. Some found the cupcakes delicious, while others felt the flavor was off.
- Ease of prep: Most found it easy to make, with pre-packaged ingredients. Some were surprised they had to bake from scratch.
- Suggestions: Consider adding vanilla extract and cream of tartar to the batter. For smoother frosting, try replacing some sugar with flour and cream cheese.
- Portions: These were a hit at gatherings, with some finding it hard not to overindulge 🎉.
- Baking tips: Some needed longer baking times; check doneness carefully and adjust as needed for perfectly cooked cupcakes.
Reviews from our home cooks
Fun to make and enjoyable to eat. Only 2 things were the frosting was too thin after adding the milk since the directions weren't totally clear on how thick it should be as I'm mixing. So the frosting was not ideal. And then when done trying to figure out best way to eat them.. do you use a spoon and eat out of the cups or tear off the cups and hold them to eat.. otherwise a good recipe
Didn't cook quite right. I did the toothpick test to one cupcake in each row and it came out clean but they kinda deflated and still ended up being raw in the middle. I've been cooking/baking for years and have never done the test and it fail but flavor was great and once I put them back in to cook about 5 more minutes or so they were great
Wow, these were incredible. My kids made them, and we devoured all 12 cupcakes in a day. My only complaint was that my HF box was so beat up when it arrived that there was a tear in the kit bag, but it was not a big deal.
These are my fav so far!! Love the flavor. The frosting wasn't too sweet which was nice.
My 9 year old grandaughter made these, so easy, good and beautiful.
Really easy. They provide everything in their own packages and all you need is butter and milk.
So yummy, but eating from those cups was a hassle. Also, the icing instructions were a little confusing
These were a mistake, I accidentally finished them in only 2 days
Yummy. My husband enjoyed these more than me but they were very yummy
I thought they were already done but they were easy to make.
