Classic Christmas Snickerdoodles Recipes

CHRISTMAS SNICKERDOODLES (COOKIE EXCHANGE QUANTITY)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, mix red sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon; set aside. In another small bowl, mix green sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Roll in sugar-cinnamon mixtures. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

CHRISTMAS SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• In a small bowl, mix red sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon.
• In another small bowl, mix green sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon until combined.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar, shortening, butter and eggs. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
• Roll dough into small inch balls.
• Roll half iof the dough balls in green sugar-cinnamon mixture and the other half in the red sugar cinnamon mix.
• Place about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes until bottoms are just lightly golden.
• Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet.
• Remove from cookie sheet to a cooling rack to cool completely.

CLASSIC SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1-1/2 cups sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into 1-1/4-inch balls. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.

GRANDMA RUTH'S SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture until dough holds together.
• Mix 2 tablespoons white sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Form dough into 2-teaspoon-size balls and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place dough balls, about 2 inches apart, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack for 7 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

CLASSIC CRISPY SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of your mixer, cream the shortening, butter, and sugar at medium high speed thoroughly until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, and mix thoroughly.
• Reduce mixer speed to low, and slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Place dough in the refrigerator until just cool enough to handle and roll into balls, about 15-30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
• Using a small scoop or about 1 tablespoon of dough, form balls, and roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat all sides.
• Place dough balls about two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
• Just before baking, take your three middle fingers and press the balls down slightly, until they are about a half inch thick.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until barely set and slightly golden. They will puff up at first while baking, then flatten out.
• Cool for a few minutes on the pan, then remove and cool completely on cooling racks.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. On low speed, beat in flour mixture until blended.
• In small bowl, mix green sanding sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. In another small bowl, mix red sanding sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll half of the balls in green sugar mixture; roll remaining balls in red sugar mixture. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and the eggs and mix thoroughly with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and well combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, and stir into the shortening mixture.
• In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with the cinnamon.
• Shape the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls (1 tablespoon per ball), and roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar. Arrange the dough balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake two sheets at a time until the edges of the cookies are set but the centers are still soft, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through. Transfer the cookies to wire racks for cooling. Repeat with the remaining dough balls. Store in an airtight container.