Snickerdoodles

By cnash

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from southernfood.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a shallow bowl, combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Cream shortening; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in
vanilla.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, soda, salt and
cream of tartar.
Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture; stir until well blended. Shape
dough into 1-inch balls and roll in
cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place snickerdoodles 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.

Bake snickerdoodles at 400° for 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Makes about 4 dozen snickerdoodles.

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