Snickerdoodles

What's like a sugar cookie but better? A snickerdoodle of course!  Here's how I made these delectable treats.


Mix the sugar and wet ingredients.



 



Add the dry ingredients and blend well.

Roll dough into quarter-size balls and roll in cinnamon sugar.





 



Enjoy!





Snickerdoodles 

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup shortening

1 ½ cups white sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons white sugar

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Place butter, shortening, 1 ½ cups sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl; mix well.  Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.  Once dough is well blended, mix together the remaining sugar and the ground cinnamon in a small bowl. 

Roll dough into quarter sized balls and then roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture before placing on ungreased baking sheets.  Leave plenty of space in between them because they do spread a bit.

Bake for about 8 minutes, or until set.  Remove immediately from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.

Adapted from Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles - found here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mrs-Siggs-Snickerdoodles/Detail.aspx

Posted by Karen