Snickerdoodles

What a cold night!! Brr.. I am still too stubborn to turn on my heat so I turn whip open my Betty Crocker Cookbook and look for an excuse to turn on the oven for some heat... Hmm.. Lets see, Snickerdoodles "This favorite whimsical cookie originated in New England in the 1800s." Well a cookie that has been around for 200 years or so must be worth trying and boy it was! And my house warmed up 3 degrees! Stay warm out there, make some cookies!

Snickerdoodles

1 1/2 C Sugar

1/2 C Butter

1/2 C Shortening

2 Lg Eggs
2 3/4 C Flour 
2 tsp Cream of Tarter 
1 tsp Baking Soda 
1/4 tsp Salt 

1/4 C Sugar 
2 tsp Cinnamon 

1. Heat oven to 400' 

2. In large bowl beat sugar, shortening, butter, and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, cream of tarter, baking soda, and salt.

3. Shape dough into 1 1/4- inch balls. In small bowl mic 1/4 C Sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon sugar mixture. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. 

4. Bake 8-10 min or until set. 

Happy Baking!!