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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!

(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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