Toffee Studded Snickerdoodles

ugogirl's Note:

How can you improve on a classic cookie? Add toffee bits! I found this on another recipe site, tried it and now it is a family favorite.

• Total Time: 29 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 dozen

• 118.29 ml butter, softened
• 118.29 ml shortening
• 236.59 ml sugar
• 2 eggs
• 650.62 ml flour
• 9.85 ml cream of tartar
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 1.23 ml salt
• 414.03 ml Skor English toffee bits
• 44.37 ml sugar
• 4.92 ml cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Beat butter, shortening and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
3. Add eggs; beat thoroughly.
4. Stir together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
5. Stir in toffee bits.
6. In a small bowl, mix 3 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon together.
7. Shape cookie dough into 1 1/4 inch balls, roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture.
8. Set onto cookie sheet and bake 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
9. Cool slightly then remove from cookie sheet.

Reviews

[sweetsheri]

my husband and grandkids think these are the best cookies in the world..they enjoy helping roll the balls in the sugar

[Katzen]

Super easy to put together - these smelled fantastic while baking, and look absolutely fantastic! Oh, did I mention that they're extremely yummy? I only used 1 bag of toffee chips, which was about 1 1/4 cups, which was perfect. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Tagged for Alphabet Soup Tag.