This week my oldest baby turned 12!! 12!!! I cannot believe it. So this week I asked him what cookie he wanted me to make for the blog. He answered before I even finished asking the question…snickerdoodles!! These have long been his favorite cookie. They aren’t ones that I typically make, but my mother in law does! We tried a couple different recipes, but settled on the classic recipe that my mother in law uses with half shortening and half butter. So here you go!!
xoxo,
K
Classic Snikerdoodles (originally from Betty Crocker)
Ingredients…
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
What to do…
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Beat sugar, butter, shortening and eggs in a stand mixer or in a bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed.
- Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- Shape dough into 1 and 1/4 inch balls.
- Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the 2 teaspoons of cinnamon together.
- Roll dough balls in sugar and cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-10 minutes.
- Immediately move cookies to a wire rack to cool.
