# snickerdoodle

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A cookie in which the batter is rolled into a ball and coated with cinnamon sugar.

## Etymology
The earliest known use is from 1889. Possibly a fanciful coinage, from snicker + doodle (“doodlebug”; though without clear semantic connection to either word). An alternative etymology derives it from German Schneckennudel, also a round type of pastry, but formed from dough rolled up in a coil.
A Dutch origin has also been surmised, based off semantics (see cookie) and similar-sounding words (see snickersnee).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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