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Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie IF they are good. I’ve tried so many terrible snickerdoodles. I can not begin to eat one from a store, just can’t. I would choose snickerdoodles as my last meal, as long as they were done just right. For me, a snickerdoodle has to be perfectly chewy, but not brittle or overly soft at all. I’m talking a firm chewiness with that perfect flavor of Snickerdoodle consuming every bite.
I’m going to share the classic Snickerdoodle recipe, with important tips in the directions, so you can enjoy the perfect Snickerdoodle!
Let’s get right to the recipe today…
Perfect Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 Tbsp sugar (FOR COATING)
- 4 tsp. cinnamon (FOR COATING)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar.
- Add eggs and blend completely.
- Blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
- Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet.. (Don't add the topping until you've completed a cookie sheet of dough-balls, which will stop you from mixing the topping into the dough with your messy fingers.)
- Mix together the sugar and cinnamon for the coating.
- Roll the cookie balls in the mixture and place back on the cookie sheet.
- Bake 8-9 minutes. <— IMPORTANT! The cookies may not look completely done when you pull them out. There should be the wrinkles with some golden tint to the tops.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the pan and they will cook a little more, which is why they don't have to be extra done in the oven.
Try these. You’re welcome.
Enjoy every bite!
From my home to yours,
Mary
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Thanks! I will happily try this recipe! New Baby Pasta is still a fave in my house and my sister requests that i make it for her! She is expecting, and due this June. The topic of New Baby Pasta *may* have already come up! šš
I think I’m adding New Baby Pasta to the menu next week, because now you’ve mentioned it, I can’t get it out of my mind! lol
You will probably love Snickerdoodles as much, if not more. š
What is New Baby Pasta?
It’s a recipe I’ve shared before: https://creatingmaryshome.com/new-baby-penne-rigate-aka-new-baby-pasta-freezer-meal/