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Snickerdoodles

These cookies take me back to my growing up years. My sister Rhoda came home from school one day with a new recipe from her Home Economics cooking class. Snickerdoodles soon became a house hold favourite.
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Sugar coating:
  • 4 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  1. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until creamy.
  2. Add all dry ingredients and beat until incorporated.
  3. Stir together sugar coating in a small bowl.
  4. Roll cookies into 1 1/2" balls and then roll in the sugar coating covering all sides.
  5. Bake at 375º for 8 minutes. Do not over bake.
  6. Allow to cool on pan for 1-2 minutes before removing to cooling rake. 
These cookies freeze well. 
Yields approximately 2 1/2 dozen.


8 comments:

  1. Do you freeze them before or after they are baked? If after, what's the best way to thaw them?

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    1. Hi Emily. Bake and then freeze these cookies. To thaw just take out and let thaw on a plate, or the whole container of frozen cookies. I usually freeze them with parchment or wax paper between layers of cookies.

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  2. These are my son's favourite! They are really delicious.

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  3. Yum! I haven't made snickerdoodles in a while. They are such a treat! I am still using many recipes from my Home Ec days at school. Some recipes are just worth holding on to. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  4. My favorite cookie. When I was a teacher the lunchroom ladies always saved me an extra one, because I told them they reminded me of when I was a student. I will have to try this recipe.

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  5. This is so funny because I learned how to make these in Home Economics class as well. I think I still have the mimeographed recipe that I got in my high school class! Thanks for reminding me of these delicious cookies.

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  6. Hi, just made these but they stayed in a ball. Should they be flattened to look like the picture? Either way, they are delicious! Thank you.

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    1. I don't flatten them, but I suppose you could a little. Next time you bake them try flattening a few on the first pan and see how they turn out. Glad you enjoyed them.

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