Nancy’s Snickerdoodles – Who doesn’t love these

Snickerdoodles – These cookies are “comfort” cookies and while baking them the house smells wonderful.

Origin

“A New England favorite, these large, crinkly-topped sugar cookies are probably German in origin. Their name may be a corruption of the German word ‘Schneckennudeln,’ which translates roughly as ‘crinkly noodles. ‘”

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Snickerdoodles

These cookies are "comfort" cookies. Nancy has been baking these for as long as I can remember. They are easy and while baking them the house smells wonderful.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookies

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 minutes minutes

Total Time: 38 minutes minutes

Servings: 48

Calories: 92kcal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup shortening
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups sugar
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 1/2 cups flour
• ▢ 2 tsp cream of tartar
• ▢ 1 tsp baking soda
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt

Coating

• ▢ 2 tbsp sugar
• ▢ 2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

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  Preheat oven to 400 degrees
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  Mix together shortening, sugar, eggs
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  Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt
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  Mix together and roll into balls the size of a smal walnut.
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  Roll each ball in the coating mixture (sugar and cinnamon)
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  Bake for 8 to 10 minutes

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4.3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 55mg