Snickerdoodles

[Juana]

This recipe is probably the best one I've ever had.

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

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Cream together butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

The original recipe calls for shortening, which I don't like so I substituted more butter instead. I've seen other recipes that call for sticking the dough in the fridge for a while before you roll and dip them, which I did with about a third of these. They didn't expand at all, which I didn't like. The rest of them weren't refrigerated before I rolled them, so they flattened out while baking. I like them better that way and they have a better texture, too, imo. The cookies stay soft and light for about three days if you stick them in a ziplock baggie when they're still warm as well.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

No pics??
I am SORELY disappointed.

[Juana]

Sorry, lol. I made a quadruple batch recently and they were gone and/or divvied up before I got my hands on a camera. But I plan to make more sometime this week, so pictures then.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yum! I love snickerdoodles... my son loves baking them, I'll give him this recipe to try. Thanks!

[Nast]

Oh wow, I made that exact recipe a few months ago, and brought the results to school.

They truly were delicious!

[Jenne]

Snickerdoodles were my fave cookie of my mom's besides boiled cookies when I was younger...

[AFK]

Snickerdoodles are a rather tasty cookie.  Though, I prefer a nice homemade raisin oatmeal. 

[BADGE OF HONOR]

WTF why would you need cream of tartar when you're not beating egg whites?  This makes no sense.

(also snickerdoodles just taste bland to me, the most pointless cookie)

[Juana]

Ok, round two. Altered the recipe again, swapping white sugar out for brown. I did a double batch, so I had to add seven tablespoons of extra flour (so three and a half for a single batch, yes?). Also, 400*f is too hot, but 350* is perfect.





They are tiny and delicious.

[Nurse Enabler]

Snickerdoodles were my fave cookie of my mom's besides boiled cookies when I was younger...

boiled cookies? please give recipe.

[Nurse Enabler]

Snickerdoodles are a rather tasty cookie.  Though, I prefer a nice homemade raisin oatmeal. 

I like oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Although oatmeal raisin is good too.

[Jenne]

Snickerdoodles were my fave cookie of my mom's besides boiled cookies when I was younger...

boiled cookies? please give recipe.

BOILED NO-BAKE COOKIES   

1 stick (1/4 lb) butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk or coconut milk
3 cups quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla or coconut rum

These novelty cookies don't require any baking.
In a heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, cocoa and milk or coconut milk. Heat until boiling, then boil for 1 minute (a total of about 6 minutes - or until the mixture reaches about 238°F on a candy thermometer.

Remove pan from heat and stir in remaining ingredients.

Drop by teaspoonful onto wax or parchment paper and let stand in a cool, dry place until set.

...this was found online.  My mom left out the coconut, though, because she hates it, lol.