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Nothing better than good old-fashioned Classic Snickerdoodles! I absolutely love cinnamon anything and these are no exception! Soft, chewy and cinnamon sugary, they are the perfect cookie!
Ingredients Needed For Classic Snickerdoodles
- Salted Butter
- Shortening
- Granulated Sugar
- Large Eggs
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cream of Tartar
- Baking Soda
- Ground Cinnamon
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. I love using parchment instead of greasing a sheet pan. It’s less mess and I am all about easy clean up!
In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, granulated sugar and shortening with an electric hand mixer. Then beat in the eggs until well incorporated. Lastly, beat in the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
In a shallow bowl, dish or container, mix together the ground cinnamon and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar. Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, form dough into 1 – 1.5 inch balls. Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture covering the entire ball. Place the cinnamon sugar coated dough on the parchment lined sheet pan and bake for 8 minutes.
Cookies may seem soft but they will harden slightly when cooled so be sure to not over-bake! The bottom should be lightly browned.
Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
Hope you enjoy!
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Snickerdoodles
- Total Time: 36 minutes
- Yield: 24 servings 1x
Ingredients
Cookie
- 1/2 cup Salted Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs
- 2 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Cream of Tartar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
Topping
- 1/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 3 tsp Ground Cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- Mix 1/4 cup sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow bowl or plate, set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, shortening and sugar with an electric hand mixer.
- Beat in the eggs.
- Then beat in the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.
- Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, form the dough into 1 – 1.5 inch balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place the cookies on the parchment lined sheet pan.
- Bake for 8 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking