There’s nothing like a holiday to make festive snickerdoodle cookies. Christmas is the perfect time to decorate the cookies using the traditional Christmas colors of green and red. I love using the multi-colored sprinkles to give the cookies that holiday look.
The festive snickerdoodle cookie is a favorite in my household. The family looks forward to that hardy full body crunch. Can I say this is an “Old School” Snickerdoodle recipe right from the Betty Crocker Cookbook.
The festive snickerdoodle cookies are the perfect cookies to give as holiday gifts to teachers, neighbors, mail-personnel, or the sanitation workers when you want to acknowledge their hard work. These cookies have a nice bite, they’re crunchy and sweet and very addictive. It’s really hard to eat just one.
Festive Snickerdoodle Cookies
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2¾ cups flour
- 2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening,1-1/2 cups sugar and the eggs. Blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls.
- Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from baking sheet.