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.