Todd's Snickerdoodles Recipe | SAVEUR

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 ⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ⁄2 cup vegetable shortening, softened
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 ⁄4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 3⁄4 cups flour
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 400°. Combine 1 1⁄2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, baking powder, vanilla, and salt in a bowl and beat on medium speed of hand mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, and beat until smooth. Add flour, and beat until just combined.

Using 2 tablespoons, portion and roll dough into 1" balls; combine remaining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and roll balls in cinnamon-sugar to coat. Place balls 2" apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets, and using the bottom of a glass or measuring cup, press each ball to flatten into a disk; bake until lightly golden and set, about 10 minutes.