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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles
This snickerdoodle recipe is a real crowd-pleaser. Who doesn't love snickerdoodle cookies with crisp edges, chewy centers, and a spiced sugar coating?
Makes:48 servings
Ingredients
- 1½ cups white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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Directions
Prep:20 mCook:10 mReady:30 m
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Make cookies: Beat sugar, butter, shortening, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Gradually mix dry ingredients mixture into the wet ingredients just until combined. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls.
- Make cinnamon-sugar: Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl or zip-top plastic bag.
- Place dough balls in cinnamon-sugar and roll or shake until coated. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set but not too hard, 8 to 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through.
- Remove from the oven and immediately transfer to wire racks to cool.