Week 5–Snickerdoodles

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…

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Beat sugar, butter, shortening and eggs in a stand mixer or in a bowl with a hand mixer on medium speed.
3. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
4. Shape dough into 1 and 1/4 inch balls.
5. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the 2 teaspoons of cinnamon together.
6. Roll dough balls in sugar and cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
7. Bake 8-10 minutes.
8. Immediately move cookies to a wire rack to cool.