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Snickerdoodles
These delicious cinnamon sugar
cookies have crisp edges and chewy centers.
(Makes 24)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups and 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream
together the butter, shortening, 3/4 cup sugar, the egg and vanilla
until
soft and creamy.
- Sift the flour, cream of
tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl and stir into the butter
mixture until it
forms a big ball.
- Take a teaspoon full of cookie
dough and using the palm of your hands, roll into balls.
Set
aside on a large plate.
- Mix the 1 tablespoon sugar and
the cinnamon in a small bowl.
- Roll balls of dough in mixture
and place 2 inches apart on un greased baking sheets.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until
set but not too crisp. Remove immediately from baking sheets onto
wire
rack to cool.
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