Snickerdoodles. This snickerdoodle cookie recipe makes treats that are perfectly soft in the middle with a bit of crunch around the edges. The sweet cinnamon-sugar coating makes them a sure crowd-pleaser! Learn how to make these amazing old-fashioned snickerdoodles with or without cream of tartar.
Snickerdoodle — A snickerdoodle is a sugar cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar.
It has a characteristically cracked surface, and can be crisp or soft depending on preference.
You Are Going To Love This Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe!
You can have Snickerdoodles using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Snickerdoodles
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1 cup of shortening (do not substitute).
- It's 2 of eggs.
- Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla.
- It's 2 3/4 cups of flour all purpose.
- Prepare 2 tsp of cream of tartar.
- It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 2 tsp of cinnamon.
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Snickerdoodles step by step
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cream the shortening and sugar til fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla..
- In a bowl measure out your flour, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar. Mix it with a spoon..
- Add your flour mixture to the wet ingredients in about 3 batches so the flour mixes well. Refrigerate for at least 1/2 an hour. Mix the cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl..
- Line your cookie sheet with parchment or spray with cooking spray. Roll rounded tsp fulls in your hand into balls, then into your cinnamon sugar. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Do not press down on them..
- Bake for about 8 minutes until set and top is crackled. Don’t over bake them. Cool on racks and enjoy!.
A snickerdoodle cookie recipe that is thin and chewy and coated with cinnamon sugar. These snickerdoodle cookies are super easy to make, and they're a great treat to celebrate National Cookie Month this October! Pin to save this recipe for later! These snickerdoodle cookies are so delicious, and they have the best texture. They are so fast to put together too!