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THE BEST SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

The Best Snickerdoodle Cookies you will ever taste are these soft, chewy and perfectly spiced treats! This classic snickerdoodle cookie recipe creates perfectly sweet and delicious cookies ever.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: snickerdoodle cookie, The Best Snickerdoodle Cookies
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 123kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ½ cup shortening I used butter flavored Crisco
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 TBSP vanilla
  • 2 ¾ cups flour + 2 TBSP flour
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 TBSP Sugar + 2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Prep: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicon mats.
  • Dough: Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
  • Sugar coating: Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture, then spoon cinnamon-sugar mixture over each cookie, turning once and doing the same on the other side. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake: Put in the oven and bake for 8 minutes exactly! Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheets for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

These are the Best Snickerdoodle Cookies ever, they taste incredible and have the perfect soft texture. This  snickerdoodle cookie recipe comes together easily, with basic ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen. 

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg