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old fashioned snickerdoodles

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Recipe by
Adrienne May
@sonflowergirl74
New Castle, DE

These are crispy cookies. Although I make these at Christmas too, I make these in the fall, so they always make me think of cider and hayrides! This is an old fashioned recipe so it does call for lard!

cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For old fashioned snickerdoodles

  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    lard
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 2/3 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make old fashioned snickerdoodles

  • 1
    preheat oven to 400. Beat butter and lard together until creamy. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  • 2
    Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture.
  • 3
    combine cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a small bowl. shape dough into walnut sized balls and roll in cinnamon sugar.
  • 4
    place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
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