Snickerdoodle Bars

This needed much longer in the oven than the recipe called for-

I made a batch but doctored it up a bit because the reviews were less than likeable. I added sugar to the topping, cinnamon to the cookie batter then topped it with finely shredded coconut. I like the idea of a bar because it is so much faster. Will keep checking back on this to see if anyone else tried my trick!! goodluck

I grew up with snickerdoodle cookies and I was amazed to see this recipe for snickerdoodle bars. I was really disappointed with the outcome. It was cake and after they sat for about 1 hour they were dry and bland.

I loved the spongy texture of this, and I loved how simple and easy it was. Unfortunately, I found it very bland. Maybe with a little tweaking it can be more flavorful.

I loved this recipe because not only they were very good they were fast and easy.

WARNING! This is a 1 inch high cake!!! It is NOT a COOKIE bar. I was hoping and expecting it to be like a cookie because I had to mail it to Aurtralia!!!! And it was very plain to boot.

This is a good CAKE not a BAR. I drizzled an icing on top and it made it much better. Try it and see for yourself.

I tried this recipes because it was easy and kid friendly, but NONE of my kids will eat it. I don't blame them, it was just down right terrible. Had to throw the whole batch out into garbage

This seemed simple and i loved snickerdoodle cookies, but this was far from great. It was dry and had no flavor, not to mention it was not a COOKIE BAR...its CAKE!

I didn't really care for this recipe. I thought it tasted like eggs.

This cake bar turns out very bland; I even added cinnamon to the batter and sugar to the topping. Perhaps substituting butter for the shortening would help. I will not make these again; my family would not eat them.

Something went wrong with this recipie. It baked up kind of like a cake. My walnuts may have been a little old. It was hardly worth eating.

These are okay, but They are missing something. Definately not sweet enough. I will have to play with the recipe & adjust it to my families tastes.

My daughter borrowed this recipe for a Junior bake-off at the fair and won 1st place.

Makes a cake bar with nuts and cinnamon on top. Tastes like Snickerdoodles too, and isn't so sweet. Easy to make but might not be the first choice if there is chocolate bars right next to them

Quick and easy to make. All other recipes called for cream of tartar and I'm all out, glad that this one was without!

I don't understand all the negative reviews. I followed the recipe to the letter and it turned out like snickerdoodle cookies except it didn't fall like the cookies do. This recipe is moist and buttery and makes allot a bars. We enjoy this tremendously and will certainly make it again. I was raised on Snickerdoodles and this is so much easier than baking batches of cookies. It does need to bake about 8-10 minutes longer.

Not sure how to rate these.... I was wanting a bar type cookie, but instead, this is a coffee CAKE!!! These are NOT BARS!! (I was really wanting bars) That said... it was a very moist and delicious cake. The first time I made these, I put cinnamon in the batter, but I prefer a white cake, so the next time I made these, I left the cinn out of the batter and made a topping of sugar, cinn, nutmeg, walnuts and finely shredded coconut. It turned out delish! Also, in a 9x13 pan, the cook time is longer than the stated 10-15 minutes. I believe mine took about half an hour.. but I can't remember... I just took it out when the toothpick inserted in center came out clean.

This recipe didn't taste anything like a snickerdoodle, or even a snickerdoodle bar. It came out tasting like a not moist sponge cake, but it was ok. I hope it turns out better next time if I make it.

Bland. I would not make this again.

As others have said this is more cake than cookie. I love snickerdoodles and found this lacking the bite that snickerdoodles should have. I used cinnamon sugar as the topping rather than just cinnamon. While mine didn't dry out as others did it was a little bland. I will probably try it again with some tweeking. Maybe add some cinnamon chips to the batter and some cream of tartar to get the bite.

These were delicious! I followed everything, except that I added two teaspoons of cocoa powder for personal preference, and baked for about 25 minutes. But they were fluffy and tasty. :)

Wish I would have read reviews before making this. Is nothing like a bar and tastes like eggs! It is pretty much a dry, thin cake! Don't wast your time or ingredients!

I have made these quite a few times now and really like them!!! (I don't like walnuts so don't use )

Very disappointing in terms of taste and texture. It is very egg flavored and not the bar cookie I expected, although with a bit of tinkering it would be an acceptable sponge cake.

Warning! This is NOT any type of bar! its a cake and it is mediocre AT BEST. Would not recommend this recipe unless you are looking for a sponge cake and even then I don't believe it is worth it.

Following some of the comments made I made some tweaks to it myself. Added teaspoon of vanilla used margarine instead of shortening did not melted just mixed up as I would with cookies or cake. Added 3/4 tsp. cinnamon and some walnuts to the batter. If I had had some coconut would've probably added coconut on the top along with the cinnamon walnuts and I did add some sugar too. And it did need to be baked about 30 minutes. Maybe it should be called snickerdoodle coffeecake instead of a bar.

This was okay. Kind of bland. But it is not a Snickerdoodle. Not even close. The classic Snickerdoodle has cream of tartar in it.

I like it better when the cinnamon and nuts are mixed in rather than on top!!!!

This recipe cannot be correct...I made them and they ran and did not bake, was a gooy mess...think the flour amount is wrong

For those of you who thought it was bland - ADD MORE SALT! A pinch is not enough in any baking recipe. Salt is great for bringing out flavors. I used 1/2 tsp salt and this Snickerdoodle CAKE was delicious.

I used butter due to lacking shortening. While this is certainly not a cookie bar, it makes an excellent, if somewhat short, cake. I thought it would turn out eggy and custard-like. Going with the cake angle, I would prefer a more pronounced cinnamon taste, and so, next time I make this, I intend to add 8 tsp cinnamon to the sugar to make cinnamon sugar and make a cinnamon streusel topping with nuts, baking the topping on top. I also will add vanilla extract.

This is a cake and it is AWFUL. I tried tweeking it several times but nothing takes the egg-flavor out. My husband wouldn't even touch it and he loves cakes.

I made these for our Kids n Christ wednesdays . I love'em, but we will see how the kids like them. I had to use margarine and I did put brown sugar on top. I also placed saran wrap over the dough and Rolled it into the pan. A little difficult but still easier then using my hands.

I'm sorry but if you follow the recipe they are bland, take much longer to cook, and are quite greasy. nothing like snickerdoodle.