Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe
My grandmother’s recipe for cinnamon sweetness.
Ingredients
| 1 | cup | unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 1 1/4 | cups | sugar |
| 2 | eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | vanilla |
| 2 3/4 | cups | flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | baking soda |
| 2 | teaspoons | cream of tartar |
| 1/4 | teaspoon | salt |
| Rolling sugar: | ||
| 1/4 | cup | sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | cinnamon |
Directions
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Add the vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing on low speed to combine.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Make the rolling sugar in a small, shallow bowl by combingin the sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll pieces of chilled dough between your palms to form 1-inch balls.
- Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until puffed and lightly golden brown. Cookies may crack a bit on top.
- Cool on a metal baking rack.
Preparation Time:
45 minutes (including chilling time)
