What does the cream of tartar do?

I know, this is one ingredient that you probably don't have right on hand, but you need it. It's the ingredient that gives these cookies the crunchy outside and the chewy inside, and you can find it right in with the spices in your supermarket.

I don't have shortening! Can I use all butter?

You can...as long as you are willing to do some quick kitchen arithmetic. Here's a handy guide to how you swap shortening for butter and vice versa !

Snickerdoodle Cookies

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This recipe for snickerdoodle cookies will fill your house with cinnamon sugar deliciousness! You might want to make a double batch of this classic treat.

Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 36 1x
Category: Dessert
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat.
Stir the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda together in a medium bowl.
Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until fully combined.
Scoop the dough out by tablespoons, rolling each into a ball.
Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon and roll the dough balls in the cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes and cool on racks.

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Find it online: https://www.framedcooks.com/snickerdoodle-cookies/