Snickerdoodles

Name: Snickerdoodles
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces/354 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 8 tablespoons, vegetable shortening; 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces/298 grams), sugar, plus 1/4 cup for rolling; 2 , large eggs; 1 tablespoon, ground cinnamon

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
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With their crinkly tops, slightly tangy flavor, and liberal dusting of cinnamon sugar, chewy snickerdoodles are a New England favorite.

SERVES Makes 24 cookies

TIME 1¼ hours

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