Snickerdoodles

I've seen snickerdoodle recipes for ages on all the baking sites, I've even printed a whole bunch and put them in with all my other printed recipes, but I've never bothered trying one, since I'd never tasted snickerdoodles before. So for Christmas this year, I decided to try them. I was not disappointed!! Why didn't I try this before?? If you're a fan of cinnamon, these are a must!

I combined various sources of the recipe (All Recipes, Martha Stewart and chef Michael Smith) to come up with some sort of compromise between all of them, and here's what I came up with.

What you’ll need:

1 cup butter, softened

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

For topping/coating:

2 tablespoons white sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until creamy, then add the eggs and the vanilla.

In a separate bowl, blend the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt, then add to the butter mixture.

Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.

Mix the 2 tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon. Roll the balls of dough in the mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. The cookies should be crackled but still shiny in the center.

Remove from baking sheets onto cooling racks.

Cool and enjoy!!!