Today I decided to whip up a batch of snickerdoodles to kick off my holiday baking. I’m going to try to post all my recipes I make this winter, just because in the past I’ve lost my fudge recipe So I want to remember all my yummy treats. You can look forward to cookies, peanut brittle and hopefully fudge from me this year

Snickerdoodles

These are the cookies that won me Sean’s heart. Light and puffy with a little crispy edge .. they’re just awesome. They’re also super simple to make and kids can join in too.

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (leave out if you use salted butter)
• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Cream together butter, shortening, the 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Then blend in the flour, the tablespoon of cinnamon, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. If you can do it by hand .. you’ll be rewarded with a prettier cookie.
3. Mix together the 4 tablespoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon in a resealable baggie.
4. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls. I use a large cookie scoop for this, you get perfect balls every time. Coat each ball with the cinnamon sugar by placing it in the bag and shaking it up (perfect for kids). Place the balls 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet (prevents burning and makes cleanup super easy)
5. Bake for 8 minutes (should be a little undercooked, avoid over cooking at all costs!) Let the cookies sit on the sheet for 2 to 3 minutes out of the oven, then transfer to a cooling rack.
6. Enjoy with a glass of cold milk!

- notes for the future – I’m not a fan of the slight bitter taste the cream of tartar gives the cookie, but it makes the texture amazing. I read that you could substitute 4 teaspoons baking powder to remove the tartar and the soda. Also adding a tablespoon of cinnamon to the batter might give a stronger cinnamon taste, covering up the tartar, or even extra vanilla -

[UPDATED] - Made another batch adding in the tablespoon of cinnamon and an extra teaspoon of vanilla and they were awesome, so I added them to the recipe above!