
Snickerdoodles is just one of those classic recipes that everyone needs in their recipe collection.
Just as trends in fashion, home decorating, and cars come and go, so do trends in cookies. However, some cookie recipes have stood the test of time, becoming favorites generation after generation. They become a part of our culture and become what I call classics.
Snickerdoodles have become a true classic for my family. This will be a recipe, just like my Nestle Toll House Cookie Variations, that I will pass on to my children.
Ingredients for Snickerdoodles:
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 recipe Cinnamon-Sugar Coating (see below)
Instructions for Snickerdoodles:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs, until fluffy. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, mix until thoroughly blended.
Prepare one recipe of Cinnamon-Sugar Coating.
Shape dough into one inch balls. Roll in Sugar-Cinnamon Coating, covering completely.
Place 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased baking cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove cookies from baking sheet; cool on cooling rack.
Ingredients for Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions for Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Simple as that.
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- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 recipe Cinnamon-Sugar Coating (see below)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Simple as that.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar and eggs, until fluffy. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, mix until thoroughly blended.
- Prepare one recipe of Cinnamon-Sugar Coating.
- Shape dough into one inch balls. Roll in Sugar-Cinnamon Coating, covering completely.
- Place 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased baking cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove cookies from baking sheet; cool on cooling rack.
Hi…just saw ur site on FB. Was on another FB friend who is in Calif, and saw this. I am from Dayton originally and now in Key West Fla…So, i went from Calif to Fla back to Ohio…lol…I used to make Snickerdoodles with my Mom..still have the recipe. I really miss Ohio tomatoes, they just don’t taste the
same from other places, even if u grow ur own! guess it must have something to do with the soil. Anyhows..just wanted to tell you I enjoyed your site, very useful info for people wishing to live a healthier lifestyle..;-)) Have you ever read Mother Earth News? ttyl…Janie
Thank you Janie! Glad you are here. I am also originally from the Dayton area.
I too love Ohio tomatoes, we grow them every year in our garden.
I have read Mother Earth News. We’ve had a subscription for years, I love it.
Let me know if there is anything you want to see on here. ~Nelle