Patty's Snickerdoodles

Dissie's Note:

My mother in law makes the best snickerdoodles. She said she was given this recipe by an Aunt. Very delicious and easy!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 4.0 dozen

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup Crisco (butter flavored)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar do not add to batter (for rolling balls in)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon do not add to batter (for rolling balls in)

Directions:

1. Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Once fluffy, add in eggs one at a time until mixed thoroughly.
2. Sift dry ingredients together, and stir in to wet ingredients.
3. Mix the last 2 ingredients together in a small dish.
4. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts.
5. Roll balls into cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet or one lined in parchment paper, 2 inches a part.
7. Bake until lightly browned but stiff soft.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
9. (These cookies puff up at first, then flatten out).

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

These cookies were chosen for kittencalskitchen forum cookie tag game, they baked out lovely and tasted just as good as they looked, I used all butter, thanks for sharing Dissie...
Merry Christmas!