Monday, April 12, 2010

Snickerdoodle Cookies

This is an oldie, but a goodie! Snickerdoodle cookies were the very first ever thing I have memory of baking. Junior high school home ec. class! Simple, yet tasty... with a fun name!


ENJOY!

SNICKERDOODLE COOKIE

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets and cool on cooling racks.

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