Snickerdoodles
27th September, 2009 - Posted by Emily - Comments
Snickerdoodles are my dad’s favorite cookie. Have you ever wondered where the name “snickerdoodles” came from? Well, I looked it up in order to enlighten you, but it turns out there are a bunch of theories of where the name comes from so unfortunately I won’t be able to pass any useless knowledge on to you today.
These cookies are fairly simple to make and I’m sharing my mom’s recipe with you today. One of the great things about these cookies is that you probably have all these ingredients in your pantry (although I did not have shortening because I don’t use that much for baking).
Snickerdoodles
Makes about 2 dozen
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
For topping:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter, shortening, sugar, and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and then mix until combined. Shape into balls using a tablespoon or small ice cream scoop. Roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on cookie sheets and bake 10-12 minutes.
Have I mentioned you NEED one of these? This small ice cream scooper is probably one of my favorite gifts ever! It helps ensure your cookies are evenly sized which makes them look nice and pretty.
Here’s what they look like before they are baked… Ok, you also NEED a Silpat. It’s a silcone-coated baking sheet which helps things not stick to your pans. Another one of my favorite things!
And here’s what they look like all done!
