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The Best Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookies
Make the classic snickerdoodle cookies for your next holiday party! They are perfect for Christmas cookie exchanges too. Make sure to also try our frosted snickerdoodle cookies and Christmas cookies!
What ingredients do I need to make snickerdoodles?
- Salted butter
- Vegetable shortening
- Granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- All-purpose flour
- Cream of tartar
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Granulated sugar
Snickerdoodles
Servings 36
Ingredients
- ½ c salted butter room temperature
- ½ c vegetable shortening
- 1 ½ c granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 2 ¾ c all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cover two baking sheets with parchment paper and put them aside.
- In a big bowl, mix the butter, shortening, sugar, and eggs until they’re all mixed together and smooth.
- Sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Add to the large bowl and combine until the dough comes together.
- In a small bowl, combined the 2 tbsp of cinnamon and sugar, stir together until mixed well.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough and form into a round ball.
- Place in the cinnamon sugar mixture coating all sides.
- Place on baking sheet about 2” apart. Repeat until all the dough has been used. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow the snickerdoodles to cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet so that they can set before transferring to a cooling rack.
