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 are perfect for the holiday season, but I wouldn’t say no to these any time of the year!:
— Easy snickerdoodle cookies —
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 – and 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:
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 stacked 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!:
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