Snickerdoodles

By luvmybuttonsnbows

For easy shaping of cookie dough, you can use a tiny ice cream scoop, #70 or smaller.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. soft butter or margarine
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Blend into creamed mixture to make a stiff cookie dough. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Mix the 2 tbsp. sugar with the 2 tsp. cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll cookie balls in the cinnamon sugar. Place on greased baking sheets. Flatten with fork. Bake at 400° for 10 to 12 min. or until very lightly browned.