My Family's Snickerdoodle Recipe

A friend of mine asked me this weekend if I was willing to part with my family's snickerdoodle recipe.  Since there is no likelihood that I will ever write a cookbook of my own ;)  I don't mind sharing it at all.  I am glad to share it actually and glad that my friend asked for the recipe!  It was a great compliment that her family likes them enough to ask for the recipe.  One woman who works with my husband once told me that they are like a drug!  


So, here's the recipe...


Snickerdoodles


1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
Cream well.  No lumps.


Add 2 eggs and mix together well.


2 3/4 cups flour
2 tsp. cream of tarter
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
Add and mix together to stir into above.


Chill dough for 2-3 hours.  Roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts.  


Roll in a mixture of 
2 Tbsp. sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon


Bake on ungreased (or parchment lined) cookie sheet for 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.  
Play around with how long you bake them--less if you like chewy cookies, more if you like crispy ones.


Note:  The cookies puff up at first, then flatten out with crinkled tops.