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snickerdoodles

(1 rating)
cyrene avatar
Recipe by
Linda Kauppinen
@cyrene
Greenwood, FL

If you have never had a snickerdoodle, you are in for a treat. These crunchy, crinkly topped light spicy rounds are great with coffee, tea or a cold glass of milk. My mother and late husband would fight over these cookies!

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(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For snickerdoodles

  • 1/2 c
    crisco shortening
  • 1/2 c
    butter (softened)
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 2 3/4 c
    flour (sifted)
  • 2 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • TOPPING MIXTURE
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 2 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make snickerdoodles

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees In a large mixing bowl mix thoroughly shortening, butter, sugar and eggs
  • 2
    Sift together and stir into mixture in large bowl, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  • 3
    Mix 2 Tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon in a small custard dish.
  • 4
    Roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts and roll the dough ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
  • 5
    Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned but still soft. About 10 to 12 minutes NOTE: These cookies puff up at first and then flatten out.
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