Real German Snickerdoodles Recipe
Buttery, pillowy-soft and so deliciously good with hints of cinnamon spice, these are the best snickerdoodles! Check out the tips and tricks to make these yummy cookies perfectly every time!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2¾ cups sifted flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Mix until well combined. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls (a small cookie scooper is quite useful for this).
- Mix the remaining sugar and ground cinnamon. Roll the balls into the sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or just until set but not hard. 10 minutes is perfect for my oven but oven temperatures vary so adjust accordingly (between 9-11 minutes should do it). Remove from the cookie sheet while still hot then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. If not eating right away, place the cookies in airtight containers to retain their soft and chewy goodness.
Notes
You may replace half of the butter with margarine or shortening though I personally prefer an all-butter component.
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