Cinnamon Crisps Cookies Snickerdoodles Recipe No Shortening

SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.
• Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, shortening, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add eggs, and beat to combine. Add dry ingredients, and beat to combine.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. Use a small (1 1/4-ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of the dough, and roll in cinnamon sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies are set in center and begin to crack (they will not brown), about 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets after 5 minutes. Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to the rack. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

SNICKERDOODLES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Combine 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs. Mix well.
• Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Blend well. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roll dough in sugar/cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

CINNAMON ROLL SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded scoops into balls.
• Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture, then spoon cinnamon-sugar mixture over each cookie, turning once and doing the same on the other side. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake 8 minutes exactly! Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheets for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Whisk all ingredients for vanilla swirl together in a small bowl. Let cool 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bag and snip the corner. Pipe glaze onto completely cooled cookies in the shape of a swirl.

SNICKERDOODLES (CINNAMON COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl beat togethor the 3/4c sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla.
• In a small bowl stir togethor the flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
• Stir into the butter mixture until well mixed.
• Cover and refrigerate the dough for several hours.
• In a small bowl combine the 2T of sugar and the 2t of cinnamon.
• Grease a cookie sheet with non-stick spray, shortening, etc.
• Shape the cookie dough into 1-inch balls; roll each in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Place the cookies on the cookie sheet making sure they are 2-inches apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove with a pancake turner or something else and place on a cooling rack.

CLASSIC CRISPY SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk or sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of your mixer, cream the shortening, butter, and sugar at medium high speed thoroughly until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, and mix thoroughly.
• Reduce mixer speed to low, and slowly add the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Place dough in the refrigerator until just cool enough to handle and roll into balls, about 15-30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl.
• Using a small scoop or about 1 tablespoon of dough, form balls, and roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat all sides.
• Place dough balls about two inches apart on a cookie sheet.
• Just before baking, take your three middle fingers and press the balls down slightly, until they are about a half inch thick.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until barely set and slightly golden. They will puff up at first while baking, then flatten out.
• Cool for a few minutes on the pan, then remove and cool completely on cooling racks.

SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES WITH CINNAMON CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix the 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, shortening, and eggs. Stir in the dry ingredients. Fold in the cinnamon chips.
• Scoop dough into a rounded tablespoon balls (I used a medium sized dough/cookie scoop). Roll balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on non-stick cookie sheets.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from sheets and cool completely on a wire rack.

CINNAMON CHIP CHAI-SPICED SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For spiced sugar, mix first 6 ingredients., In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar and 2 tablespoons spiced sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in baking chips. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining spiced sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake until set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

SNICKERDOODLES WITHOUT SHORTENING

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl cream at medium speed butter, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Scraping sides of bowl occasionally. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture until well blended. Refrigerate dough 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine the sugar and cinnamon. form dough into balls (walnut sized) and roll in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place 2" apart on baking sheet. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and cool on rack. Snickerdoodles will puff up at first and then flatten out during baking.