The Best Snickerdoodles

By ctozzi

These are crisp on the outside and nice and chewy in the middle. They are puffy and delicious without being cakey. I love snickerdoodles and this recipe is the BEST! Don’t be afraid to really coat your snickerdoodle balls with that cinnamon/sugar mixture and take those bad boys out of the oven at 8 minutes. They might not look done, but believe me, they are! Let them cool on the tray for a minute or two before transferring them to a cooling rack.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 Tbsp. white sugar
• 3 tsp. cinnamon

Details

Adapted from mymommystyle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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.

Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

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