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Snickerdoodles

A festive favourite for many people: these snickerdoodles are a deliciously crispy and chewy Christmas cookie
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 30
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 143
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 225 g (1 cup) butter, softened
  • 300 g (1 ½ cups) caster sugar
  • 2 eggs large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 350 g (2 ¾ cups) plain/all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • 3 tsp cinnamon

Method
 

Preheat the oven to 180C /170C Fan /350F
    Cream the butter and sugar together
    1. Measure the butter and sugar and add to a large bowl or freestanding mixer. Mix together until they are nicely combined and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and eggs and mix again.
    Mix the dry ingredients
    1. Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, and salt to a separate bowl.
    Mix everything together
    1. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and give everything a good mix until you have a nice ball of dough.
    Chill the dough
    1. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and pop in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.
    Make the snickerdoodles
    1. Line 3 large baking trays with baking paper and chill them.
    2. While the dough is chilling, mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.
    3. Take small pieces of dough and roll into approximately 1 inch (2 cm) balls.
    4. Coat the balls in sugar then place them on the chilled baking trays.
    Bake the snickerdoodles
    1. Bake the biscuits for 10 minutes. They’re ready when they have turned golden and are a little but crispy on top but still soft inside.