I am so glad that I tried this recipe. It was really easy. The soft and chewy texture made it so easy to fall in love with it. This is my new go to Christmas cookie.

I would weigh one egg and one egg yolk, lightly beat them together, then only add half of that weight to the butter and sugar.

OMG these are the absolute best snickerdoodles ever. So perfectly soft, most and chewy… exactly how a cookie should be. Anyone who says otherwise is not following the recipe or their oven is messed up. I followed it exactly. Sooooooo good!! Thanks.

The post and the ingredients in the recipe both say 1 large egg and 1 large egg yolk, not 2 egg yolks. This is a thicker cookie dough, so if you only used 2 egg yolks then that’s likely why it was so crumbly.

I had the same issue. I cook/bake a lot. It seemed like a lot of flour to me for 2 sticks of butter and 1 egg and 1 yolk. 

I ended up adding a little water to make the dough a dough. And that seemed to be a workable solution. And I double checked the ingredients and measurements to make sure I didn’t mess up somewhere. 

This is a 10 star recipe! One of the most loved cookie recipes I’ve ever made in this house. Lovely, lovely, lovely taste and consistency!

These are so good, my husband says they taste like the one his grandma made which is the highest praise he gives! The only thing I would do different is add more cinnamon to the coating but that’s just personal preference.