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Snickerdoodles IV

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Snickerdoodles are sugar cookies lightly dusted with cinnamon. They have a characteristically crackly surface, and can be crisp or soft, depending on preference. Some variants include nutmeg, raisins, or nuts. They are a traditional Christmas cookie in North America.

Total 01:00
Yield 36

Ingredients

  • 344 g (2 ¾ cups or 24 oz) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 300 g (1½ cups or 9 oz) superfine sugar
  • 110 g (½ cup or 4 oz) butter
  • 100 g (½ cup or 4 oz) shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Mix flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar. Set aside.
  3. 3
    Beat butter, shortening and sugar.
  4. 4
    Beat in eggs and vanilla.
  5. 5
    Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing fully.
  6. 6
    Roll into 1 tbsp balls.
  7. 7
    Mix sugar and cinnamon.
  8. 8
    Roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture.
  9. 9
    Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  10. 10
    Bake for 10 minutes or until crisp and light brown.
  11. 11
    Let cool completely before eating.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Snickerdoodles_IV