Snickerdoodle Cookies With Cinnamon Chips

Snickerdoodles are definitely a favorite in our home and when I saw this recipe recently on Pinterest, I knew I had to make them. These cookies call for cinnamon baking chips. The recipe comes from Amy at her cooking blog called Very Culinary.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 30 cookies

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  cinnamon baking chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, mix the 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, and eggs. Stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the cinnamon chips.
5. Scoop dough into a rounded tablespoon balls (I used a medium sized dough/cookie scoop). Roll balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on non-stick cookie sheets.
6. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from sheets and cool completely on a wire rack.