Valentine's Snickerdoodle Cookies
Classic snickerdoodle cookies with a Valentine's Day spin! These cookies are rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture and red sanding sugar.
Servings: 38 cookies
Calories: 141kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup red white, pink sprinkles
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- 3 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoon red sanding sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F
- Combine the softened butter and the shortening. Beat together well.
- Beat in the granulated sugar and eggs.
- Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
- Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the granulated sugar, cinnamon, and red sanding sugar.
- Pinch and roll the dough into 1-inch pieces and roll into the cinnamon mixture.
- Place the rolled cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for about 9 minutes.
- The edges should be brown and the center should be soft.
- Sprinkle with additional cinnamon-sugar mixture if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
