snickerdoodles from Iowa RU

snickerdoodles

(IowaRon, no more of those 3 little snickerdoodles your neighbor baked! Enjoy!:) Bev

sift together and set aside:
2 1/4 C flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

cream together:
1 1/2 sticks of butter
1/4 C crisco
1 1/2 C sugar

add to creamed mixture and beat to combine:
2 eggs

Add dry ingredients and beat at low speed just to combine.

Mix together in a shallow bowl:
3 Tbls sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls and roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture and place balls on a greased (or use parchment paper) cookie sheet. Bake @ 400 for 9-11 minutes. Let cookies set on cookie sheet to cool 2-3 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack These spread alot so space them far apart!

This recipie came from the cooks illustrated "The Best Recipie".