Holiday Snickerdoodles

By longhornfans

Red and green sugars dress up a best-loved cookie for the holidays.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker® Decors red sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker® Decors green sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Details

Preparation time 80mins
Cooking time 110mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 400ºF.
2. In small bowl, mix red sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon; set aside.
3. In another small bowl, mix green sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside.
4. In large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
5. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Roll in sugar-cinnamon mixtures. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.