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Best Snickerdoodle Recipe

Course cookies, Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 141 kcal
Author Five Silver Spoons

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Crisco shortening
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • Topping to roll dough balls in
  • 2 TB sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
  3. Cream sugar and shortening together in stand mixer. Blend well.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
  5. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the cinnamon, sugar mixture, carefully rolling all side of the dough.
  6. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes. The cookies would have a few crackles on top when done.