Cookies & Bars

Snickerdoodles

Cook 10 min Serves 48 · about 4 dozen cookies

Soft, crackly cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodles rolled before baking — a quick, kid-friendly cookie made with shortening, cream of tartar, and a sugar-and-cinnamon coat.

Method

From the family

  • The original card says to mix the ingredients in the order listed.
  • No coating amounts are given — make up a little sugar-and-cinnamon mixture to taste for rolling.
Read the story

A classic snickerdoodle: cream of tartar gives the signature tang, and the cinnamon-sugar roll forms the crackly coat. Transcribed faithfully from a printed family recipe page, which lists the ingredients in the order they’re meant to be mixed.