does anyone have the recipe for snickerdoodles.I can't find one that sounds good.?

Question

I hope I spelled that right , its a cookie made around christmas, they are so good with hot tea, and I lost mine and I am not happy with the cook books version.

Answer 1

Snickerdoodles

3 and three quarters cups all-purpose flour
one-half tsp. baking powder
one-half tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
one quarter cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tblsps. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375
Grease cookie sheet

Stir together flour, soda, cream of tartar and a dash of salt.
Mix sugar into softened butter, beat until fluffy.
Add milk, milk and vanilla and beat well.
Add dry ingredients to beaten mixture, beating until well combined.

Form into 1 inch balls; roll in mix made of cinnamon and the 3 Tblsps. sugar.
Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet, flatten slightly with the bottom of a drinking glass.

Bake at 375 about 8 minutes or until lightly golden.

Makes about 60

Answer 2

EASY TO MAKE SNICKERDOODLES

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup or 2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup or 4 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking power
4 tablespoons of cinnamon
4 tablespoons of sugar

1. Cream the shortening, sugar and egg with electric mixer until smooth.
2. Sift flour, onto a wax paper, about 1 1/2 cup.

3. Measure flour, salt, and baking powder into sifter and sift over a small bowl.

4. Add the sifted ingrediennts into the sugar and shortening and egg mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.

5. Add vanilla and stir again.

6. Dough should be soft and easy to handle. Add a little more flour (about a tabelspoon or so) if dough sticks to your hands.

7. Preheat oven to 400F. Set out cookies sheets lined with foil 8 combine suger and cinnamon into a small bowl and set out side

9. Roll pieces of dough into the size of a small jawbreaker. Roll the bal inot the sugar cinnamon mixture. Place on a foil line cookie sheet, three across and five down. Place the rack in the middle of the oven.

10. Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. Cookies will puff up and then will flatten down and have a crispy top.

11. Let the cookies cool on the rack

Answer 3

If the recipes above don't appeal to you, try allrecipes.com - they have several different versions

http://allrecipes.com/Search/Recipes.aspx?WithTerm=snickerdoodles