Givin' Some Recipe Love

Snickerdoodles

For cookies:

1 1/2 c. sugar

2 sticks margarine

2 eggs

2 3/4 c. flour

2 t. cream of tarter

1 t. baking soda

1/4 t. salt

For coating:

1/4 c. sugar

1 T. cinnamon

Using your mixer, cream the margarine, sugar and eggs.

Add flour, soda, salt and cream of tarter. 

(Cream of Tarter is the secret ingredient that gives it that amazing flavor!)

Mix well, and refrigerate dough until cold and firm. 

(Usually 2 hours.)

Now mix the 1/4 c. sugar and 1 T. cinnamon and put it in a small bowl.

Scoop the dough, roll into balls and coat in the cinn-sugar mix.

Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, pat them a little flat, and bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes. 

Let cool for 10 minutes and remove to finish cooling. 

I like to put mine on a paper towel, Eric prefers a cooling rack. 

(Each to his own, right?)

Now be ready to guard them with your life because they will disappear right before your eyes!

I wish you ALL could have won!

Now that I've kept you all in suspense forever.... 

(And sorry Laura, two comments doesn't help your odds...) 

drum roll please.....

The winner is: 

Elise!

Which also means my niece, Kate wins too... because she's not a big fan of sugary treats, but she does like these.  She will just have to hide them from her brother Matt, who eats anything with sugar in it.  :)

Thank you to everyone for all your kind words.  I love you all for so many different reasons.  I wish I had enough time and energy to bake snickerdoodles for all of you!   I've decided that next week I'm going to post my snickerdoodle recipe for you all to have.  You'll be amazed how easy and simple it is.    Well, I better get my kitchen cleaned up and ready to do some baking.  Elise, I'll text you when the package is on it's way... hey, maybe it can double as a early birthday surprise for Kate, too?