Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

These cookies are supper easy to make and never last long in my house. It's fun for the little ones as well because they get to get their hands dirty rolling the dough in the cinnamon and sugar. YUMMY!!!

1/2         cup         butter, softened

1/2         cup         shortening
1 1/2      cup         sugar
2                              eggs
2              tsp          vanilla
2 3/4      cup         flour
2              tsp          cream of tartar
1              tsp          baking soda
1/4         tsp          salt
2              tbsp       sugar
2              tbsp       cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Cream together the butter, shortening, and sugar  on med-hi speed for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl once or twice.  Add the eggs and the vanilla and beat until well blended.

In a separate bowl combine flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt, mixing well to incorporate. Add to butter mixture and beat until combined.

In a small bowl stir together remaining sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into balls and roll in the sugar-cinnamon to coat all sides and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake 8 minutes for soft cookies or 10 for crunchy cookies.

As you can see they were a big hit with E. I think she ate a little more than half a dozen before we were done baking the whole batch. Each picture was a different cookie!

Good times!
Enjoy!!!

Yields:  about 48 cookies

Recipe gotten from:  allrecipes.com by Beth Sigworth