12 Days of Cookies

December 08

Big Soft Chewy Snickerdoodles

If you like snickerdoodles, these are wonderful. Chewy, but soft and very yummy with the cinnamon, sugar coating. I rolled half the dough balls in freshly grated nutmeg after the cinnamon sugar coating and I really liked the flavor it gave the baked cookies. I also tried adding cinnamon chips into the dough. All variations were yummy, but the cinnamon and sugar with a hint of nutmeg was my favorite.

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Big Soft Chewy Snickerdoodles

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 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.