Snickerdoodles

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 3/4 cups flour

For the topping:

• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat butter, sugar, and eggs together until creamy. Add cream of tartar and baking soda. Add flour and mix well. Chill at least 2 hours (overnight is preferred).

Combine topping ingredients in a small, shallow bowl. After chilling the dough, shape it into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Drop dough balls into topping mixture and coat entire surface well. Place on ungreased baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake in preheated over for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand one minute before moving removing cookies from tray and placing on cooling rack.

Note

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Section author: Tori