Try-It-Tuesday

Week Two of Christmas Cookies T-I-T's. It's just not Christmas without a month full of goodies. Sorry, I don't plan to help anyone (including myself) keep the holiday pounds off.

These are my kids' favorite cookies to leave out for Santa. I was told yesterday as I made them, that we have to make them again on Christmas Eve. I think Santa is a-okay with that idea.

Snickerdoodles

1/2 c butter (real butter please)
1 c sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c flour

Cream butter and sugar, add baking soda and cream of tartar. Beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and mix until combined. Cover and chill 1 hour. (Or if your impatient like me, put in freezer for about 10-15 min.)

Now here is what I think makes my cookies extra yummy (and glue for the hips, but we won't talk about that).

Yep, roll those cookie balls in butter BEFORE you roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture. I am a firm believer that butter makes everything taste better. But seriously, the salty butter taste with the sugar, mmmmm, so delish.
So roll dough into balls, then roll in butter and next in sugar/cinnamon mixture. I used about 1/3 c. sugar and 2-3 tsp. cinnamon.
Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Don't let them get brown. Cool completely on wire rack.

This recipe is kind of small, it only makes about 20-24 cookies depending on size. I was in a hurry and thought I'd be smart and squeeze all the cookies on one pan.
Yah, learn from my mistakes, don't do that. But funky shaped snickerdoodles taste just as good as round ones. I would know, I just ate 4.