Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles

This recipe is from the Crisco website.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 72 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 4  teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Grease the baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
3. Beat the butter, shortening, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
4. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
5. Beat the flour mixture into the shortening mixture at low speed until combined.
6. Shape the dough into 1" balls.
7. Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
8. Roll the balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
9. Place 2" apart on the prepared baking sheets.
10. Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until the cookies are puffed and cracked on top and the edges are set. The centres will be soft.
11. Allow to cool 1 minute on the baking sheets.
12. Remove to a cooling rack.