Snicker

doodles!!

Okay, sorry for not putting up posts. It has been a rough week... lots of tests. :P But that is what high school bio is! (And in case you were wondering, I got an A) But anyway these are easy cookies. Very easy. And soft and delicious. MMMMMM. And they look pretty darn good too. So - make, eat, love, enjoy!!

Snickerdoodles

recipe from here

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt.
   
3. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls, about 1 inch in diameter.
4. Mix the 4 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon.
   
5. Roll balls of dough in mixture.
   
6. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
   
7. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set. Remove immediately from baking sheets.