Snickerdoodles are another holiday classic--Starbucks doesn't make holiday drinks based on just anything--so I figured I would make some this year! I'll admit that I normally don't care for sugar cookies, but the cinnamon-sugar that they're coated in makes them just plain good. (Again, this is another cookie that you can use a commercial mix for--just skip to the third step if you are--but I decided to go all-out for this holiday and make some home-made ones.)
The Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 3/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon (to roll the cookies in)
How to make them:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Take one bowl and mix together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Once combined, set the bowl to the side.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar (remember to take a few minutes for this!), adding in the eggs once the butter-sugar mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Place the cinnamon and sugar into a small bowl.
- Shape the dough into small balls, rolling in the cinnamon sugar.
- Place the cookies onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to cooling racks immediately.
