Easy Snickerdoodles
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 4 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat 1½ cups of the sugar, butter, shortening and eggs on medium speed until well-blended.
  3. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl, ½ cup at a a time, until the dough forms.
  4. In a separate, small bowl, combine the remaining ¼ cup of sugar and the cinnamon. Stir until well-blended. Set aside.
  5. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  6. Shape dough into 1¼-inch balls and roll in the sugar-cinnamon mixture, coating all sides of each ball.
  7. Place the balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. Place cookie sheet on oven's middle rack and cook 8-10 minutes or until the cookies look set. (Note: For best results, use aluminum cookie sheets. If you are using a dark, nonstick pan, bake cookies at 375 degrees instead.)
  9. Immediately move cookies from cookie sheet to cooling rack. The cookies will look a little 'raised' but will immediately deflate and firm up once cooled.
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