Who doesn’t love these sweet, buttery cookies with a hint of cinnamon? They have to be one of the funnest cookies to make. And the name is even fun to say! :) I had a great time introducing snickerdoodles to my 3 year old Gabe. I would make the balls of dough and he would roll them around in the cinnamon sugar… and we both ate them straight out of the oven! Yum!! I had forgotten the joy of baking these fun little cookies. This is the good old Betty Crocker recipe that Mom always made for us growing up and it’s still my favorite!
Snickerdoodles
submitted by Brittany
printable recipe here
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening (*I cut this out and use 1 cup butter total)
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in 400 degree oven for 8-10 minutes or until set. (Don’t overbake!!) Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool.
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oh those look great!
I love Snickerdoodles! One of my favorite cookies for sure. These look so yummy!
I love Snickerdoodles. You need to try them with the Hershey's Cinnamon chips. They are even more tasty!
I love that I was getting on the computer to look up a yummy snickerdoodle recipe and there you are in my sidebar with the perfect one! Thanks for making my life a little easier today!
I've been letting my 2-year-old help me more and more in the kitchen, and I know he'd love to make these! I'd love to hear him try to say "snickerdoodle", too.
Do you know if these can be made, rolled into balls and frozen to bake later? Thx for the recipe.
Perfect timing! I made these for my friends birthday… poor thing only got half the batch! They are SO good! Simple recipe too. Thanks!
I have been looking at this blog, and can I just say I came close to licking the screen! (lol)
Cant wait to try a number of recipes.
Keep them coming ladies.
Made them today. I havent made them in years and they did not disappoint!! VERY GOOD!!!!
This is my new favorite cookie. I discovered it earlier this year. So simple yet so delicious.
I came across your site while searching for decent Snickerdoodle recipes. I noted that your photo shows your cookies being on the thicker side, which is what I'm hoping to do. So far, every time I've tried to make them, they turn out flat. Did you do anything special to your cookies to get them to stay thick, like your photo shows? I'm looking forward to checking out the rest of your site.
What beautiful information, I love the cookies …are they cookies??I guess it!!I think that the people like to eat it in my breakfasts! excellent recipe!22dd