Snickerdoodle Cookies

DESCRIPTION

A snickerdoodle is a type of cookie made with butter or oil, sugar, and flour, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Eggs may also sometimes be used as an ingredient, with cream of tartar and baking soda added to leaven the dough. Snickerdoodles are characterized by a cracked surface and can be crisp or soft depending on the ingredients used

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Yields: 30

 

INGREDIENTS

• All purpose flour - 3 Cups
• Butter softened - 1 Cup
• Ground cinnamon - 2 Tea Spoon
• Vanilla extract - 2 Tea Spoon
• Sugar - 1 Cup
• Brown sugar - 1/3 Cup
• Egg - 2
• Cream of tartar - 2 Tea Spoon
• Baking soda- 1 Tea Spoon
• Salt - 1/4 Tea Spoon

DOUGH COATING

• Sugar - 1/4 Cup
• Ground cinnamon - 1 Table Spoon

INSTRUCTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 375 ℉
• Mix sugar and cinnamon for dough coating and keep aside

• Mix butter and vanilla in a bowl until fluffy
• Then add sugar, brown sugar and mix it well
• Add eggs one by one and stir well
• Now add sifted dry ingredients (such as flour, cream of tartar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt), mix it well, do not over knead
• Cover and let it sit in fridge for 2 hours(Optional)
• Roll the dough into 2 inch balls
• Coat the dough balls with sugar cinnamon mix lightly
• Place the dough balls in a baking sheet with enough gaps in between as it will spread out. (I make 6 cookies per sheet)
• Bake for about 10 - 12 minutes
• After baking cool it on a wire rack and store it in airtight container

NOTES

• 1/4 Cup unsweetened applesauce = 1 Egg
• 1/2 Mashed banana = 1 Egg
• 3 Table spoon peanut butter = 1 Egg

• 1/2 Tea spoon cream of Tartar = 1 Tea spoon of Lemon extract
• 1/2 Tea spoon cream of Tartar = 1 Tea spoon of White vinegar