Looking for an easy and delicious cookie to make for the holidays? I’m a
traditionalist at heart — the tried and true cookies are my favorite.
My
sister passed on her favorite snickerdoodle recipe to me years ago. It’s a
quick and easy one and I usually have everything on hand to make it.
If you can’t tell by now, quick prep and easy ingredients are my staples when
it comes to cooking and baking. I don’t share many recipes on the blog but
when I do you know it’s good and easy to make!
These snickerdoodle cookies are perfect for the holiday season, but I wouldn’t say no to these any
time of the year!:
YUM! Here’s what you’ll need to make these snickerdoodle treats:
Easy snickerdoodle cookies
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. white sugar
2 eggs (room temp)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
(see below if you don’t have tartar handy!)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
For the topping
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
I used my mixer for this recipe but I hear you’ll get an even fluffier cookie
mixing by hand. I was doing this quick so didn’t want to mess with that. They still came out plenty fluffy. 🙂
Before you start, preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Cream together the butter, shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Then blend in
the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
The dough will be thick but easy to work with:
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Did you know if you don’t have cream of tartar, you can substitute two
teaspoons of lemon juice or vinegar for one teaspoon of the tartar?
Good to
know!
After mixed well, shape them into balls and them roll them in the cinnamon
sugar topping:
Pop them in the oven for eight to ten minutes and that’s it!
I did eight
minutes on the dot for each batch and then immediately put them on another
tray to cool. (These
round cooling trays
are awesome!) The cookies came out PERFECT.
The recipe says this makes 48 cookies but I made mine bigger so I ended up
with about 30. We now have 26 left. Oops.
I think snickerdoodles are the perfect Christmas cookie! The first time I
tried this recipe I was surprised with how easy they were to make. Maybe
baking isn’t that hard? 😉
I may have had one for breakfast:
Do you have an easy Christmas cookie recipe you love? Feel free to share it in
the comments!
You can pin this recipe for later using this image:
This
easy cake “gingerbread” village
is another delicious and super easy dessert for the holidays!:
