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Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

SUBMITTED BY: Beth Sigworth PHOTO BY: Allrecipes

"These wonderful cinnamon-sugar cookies became very popular with my friends at church. My pastor loves them! You will too! Crispy edges, and chewy centers; these cookies are a crowd pleaser for sure!"

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PREP TIME	20 Min
COOK TIME	10 Min
READY IN	1 Hr
Original recipe yield 4 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
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

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cream together butter, shortening, 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.
Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets.

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Reviewed on feb. 5, 2007 by SUGARPLUMSCOOKIES

Best snickerdoodle ever!!! If you're having a problem with flat cookies, there could be two... MORE

Reviewed on oct. 26, 2008 by Chef Joy

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.72 star rating.

Chef Joy
oct. 26, 2008

HELPFUL TIPS: Bake for 8 min exactly! ...and you can even wait a few min. for it to cool on the cookie sheet just get it out of the oven! Either way, the critics (my family & friends) RAVED about these yummies, and I've never left w/o someone asking for the recipe! 1st: Use butter AND eggs that are room temp. I've used all butter w/excellent results. 2nd: Mix dry & wet separately. 3rd: Hand mix or you'll get a different result. Do not overmix. I never have cream of tartar, so I use 2 tsp. of white vinegar OR lemon juice. Lastly, I used a medium scoop. For the topping, I used 3T. sugar & 3.5 tsp. of cinnamon dumped in ziplock bag. Do not be afraid to over coat. It will NOT turn out too sweet (and I'm not a fan of sweets)!!!! Coat well. :) If your cookie turns out flat, I'd check to see if your baking soda has expired. To test, it should fizzle the second you place it in water. I've never had issues w/these turning out flat OR dough being sticky (which was really confusing to me to hear from others); just keeping them in our lock n lock container long enough before husband comes home. They store great, & I didn't have any of the problems many others did! I never need to put these in the refrigerator first either!

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HELPFUL TIPS: Bake for 8 min exactly! ...and you can even wait a few min. for it to cool on... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 22, 2004 by CookieMomster

This is THE best recipe for making snickerdoodles! I've made it at least a dozen times, and... MORE

Reviewed on nov. 11, 2006 by STOVERIDER

Yum--love snickerdoodles. I am only giving this recipe 4 stars because I do not like the acrid... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 22, 2004 by JANICE427

these cookies are great. maybe this is something all you cooks know, but i'm still sixteen... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 22, 2004 by SCHWA

this was an amazing recipe! incredibly easy.. I needed a little more of the sugar/cinnamon... MORE

Reviewed on jan. 9, 2006 by BLUEROSES618

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BLUEROSES618
jan. 9, 2006

FABULOUS recipe. I have made these before and they were a big hit! I'm not a big cookie fan, but these are irresistable. Made a double batch last night in my Bosch, and saved some dough in the fridge to make some more over the next few days. I forgot to buy cream of tartar after I made them last time, so got to that step & was trying to figure out what to do...when allrecipes.com came to the rescue: I went to allrecipes.com/advice/ref/subs/ and found out that you can substitute 1 t. of cream of tartar with 2 t. of lemon juice or vinegar. I opted for the lemon juice, and WOW, you'd never know the difference between the recipe with the cream of tartar and the one with the lemon juice! Just a hint for anyone else in the same predicament :) Thanks for this awesome recipe, it will be a favorite forever. Also, to keep your cookies soft, you can add the heal of a loaf of bread to your container of cookies/cookie jar. Or else lightly spray with water the tops & microwave for 10 secs. or so (time depends on your microwave) to give it that fresh-from-the-oven taste. Just a tip :)

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FABULOUS recipe. I have made these before and they were a big hit! I'm not a big cookie fan,... MORE