snickerdoodles

Name: Snickerdoodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter softned; 1 cup(s) white granulated sugar; 2 - eggs; 2 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon(s) fine salt; 2 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnomon

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Deni Elwood

The Villages, FL

Updated on Dec 15, 2014

This recipe started out as Trisha Yearwood's Snickerdoodles, but she uses half butter and half shortening. I like them better with all butter. My family eats these by the dozen.

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield Yields about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter softned
1 cup white granulated sugar
2 - eggs
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnomon

How To Make snickerdoodles

Step 1

In a small bowl mix the cinnamon and the 2 tbsp of sugar and set aside

Step 2

Cream the eggs, sugar, and butter with a mixer until fluffy
Step 3

Sift the dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt together
Step 4

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed egg, butter and sugar mixture
Step 5

Roll the balls in the small bowl of sugar and cinnamon
Step 6

Place the coated balls on a baking sheet ( I use parchment paper or a silicone mat)
Step 7

Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes (based on your oven) and let cookie cool on the cookie sheet on a rack for 3 minutes then move the cookies directly to a cooling rack for another 10 minutes.
Step 8

Store cookies in an air tight container
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