Snickerdoodles

Prep Time: 40 min
Makes: 4 dozen cookies


1 1/2 C Sugar
1/2 C Butter or Margarine, softened
1/2 C Shortening
2 Eggs
2 3/4 Cups Flour
2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt

For Coating
1/4 C sugar
2 tsp. ground Cinnamon


Heat oven to 400.
Mix sugar, butter, shortening and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
Shape dough into approx. 1 1/4 in balls. Mix the 1/4 C sugar with cinnamon and roll dough balls in the mixture and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 min or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool.

I like to under bake mine a little so they come out softer and stay that way longer, but if they do get a little hard after some time, you can place a slice of bread in with the cookies and they will soften again.

Another side note: if you have self rising flour, you don't need to use the cream of tartar, baking soda or salt.

Enjoy!