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Christmas Tradition
Every Christmas at my aunt’s house, she would have loads of sweets for the holidays. Every year I could count on her having this recipe for Snickerdoodle cookies. I always liked these because they were not too sweet. They were sweet without being overwhelmingly so. I was never a fan of chocolate chip cookies because of their sweetness. I usually went for salty snacks, but these snickerdoodle cookies were perfect.
Surprisingly the cinnamon is not overwhelming. I am not a huge fan of much cinnamon, but these have a very light taste of the cinnamon. Since you roll the dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture, it is just a light addition to the cookie.
They pair perfectly with a nice hot cup of coffee.
What You Will Need
Equipment:
Mixer – I use a KitchenAid stand mixer. I used to use a handheld mixer. Either mixer will work. You can also stir by hand, but it will take a lot of elbow grease.
Large Mixing Bowl – for the bulk of your recipe.
Medium Mixing Bowl – for sifting together the dry ingredients, minus the sugar and cinnamon sugar.
Ingredients:
Butter – I use salted butter, though if you prefer unsalted, that will also work. I like the salt for bringing out the flavors of the cookie. The original recipe from my aunt called for shortening. I never cook with shortening, but if you like, you definitely can.
Sugar – For the sugar, I use white granulated sugar. This is not brown sugar.
Eggs – The eggs that I use are large ones. Sometimes if I have them, I will use yard eggs, but that is not a requirement.
Flour – The flour that I used for this was all-purpose flour. Wheat flour or cake flour could be substituted if you prefer.
Cream of Tartar – This ingredient is necessary to make the Snickerdoodles chewy. The tangy taste of the cream of tartar does balance out some of the sweetness, but it primarily adds the desired chewiness to the cookie.
Baking Soda – This helps the cookie be less dense. It is what allows the cookies to rise.
Salt – Even though I use salted butter, I add half a teaspoon of salt. You may find that you do not want the salted butter and the salt, but I think it pairs well with the flavors in the Snickerdoodle.
Cinnamon Sugar – You can purchase cinnamon sugar in the spices aisle at your local grocery store. If you do not want to buy it pre-made, you can guesstimate the sugar-cinnamon combination. You want the mix to be lightly cinnamon-colored, not overwhelmingly so.
Instructions for the Recipe
Step one:
Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Since you have allowed the butter to soften, this will cream together very well.
Step two:
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Sift together with a whisk or a fork.
Step three:
In your large mixing bowl, slowly add the flour mixture. Mix with the blender each time to combine the dry ingredients you are adding. This helps so that you don’t have flour flying everywhere. It also allows for better blending of the ingredients.
Step four:
Now that the cookie dough is mixed thoroughly roll the dough into balls about the size of a walnut.
Step five:
In a shallow bowl, pour an adequate amount of cinnamon sugar. Now is when you will take your previously rolled cookie dough balls and roll them in this cinnamon sugar.
Step six:
Place on a cookie sheet evenly. Allow room for the cookies to spread. Bake at 400 degrees for about 7-8 minutes. It is important not to overcook. If you overcook them, they will not be chewy.
Check out my other cookie recipes:
Cinnamon Sugar Snickerdoodles Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ¾ cups flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- cinnamon sugar
Instructions
- Mix butter, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
- In the large mixing bowl, gradually add the flour mixture. Blend well.
- Once completely blended, roll the dough into walnut size balls. Roll these dough balls in a cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Place on cookie sheet.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 7-8 minutes. Do not overcook.
Christy says
These were so good. Turned out perfect. Thanks for sharing.
April's Antics says
So glad you liked them! They are a favorite of my family!
April's Antics says
I am so glad that you enjoyed it. Please check out my other recipes.