Snicker What?!?

Snickerdoodles! The name's silly, but these crunchy, cinnamon-sugar rolled goodies are anything but. And they're incredibly easy to make. Try them hot out of the oven, accompanied by a glass of milk.

CLASSIC SNICKERDOODLES   (makes 40-48 cookies)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

(Cook's note: these freeze beautifully, either as baked cookies or balls of dough. In the case of the latter, wait to roll them in cinnamon-sugar until they've thawed a few minutes. Then proceed as usual.)

See the snickerdoodles on the plate in the previous post, accompanied by their chocolate chip buddies.

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