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Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles
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Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles

Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles with a ton of buttery flavor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Snickerdoodles
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 36
Author Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (114 gams)
  • ½ cup Butter Flavor Crisco (96 gram)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
  • 1 ¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar (250 grams)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups White Lily (not self-rising) or about 3 cups (390 grams) regular AP** (390 grams) -- Weigh!
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar or us 2 tsp. baking powder and omit soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt or ½ teaspoon if using salted butter

TOPPING

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 4 teaspoons cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpats or line with foil and grease foil.
  • Beat butter, shortening, ¼ cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, until well blended.
  • Combine the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt in a medium bowl and stir really well to mix and remove any lumps of White Lily. Mix flour mixture into shortening mixture at low speed until combined.
  • At this point you may want to chill your dough for slightly easier handling.
  • Scoop up rounded tablespoons of dough and shape into about 36 balls or about 60 smaller size balls.
  • Mix together the topping (¼ cup granulated sugar and cinnamon) in a small bowl. Roll balls in sugar cinnamon mixture. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake 6 to 7 minutes, or until cookies are puffed and crackled on top and the edges are set. The centers will be soft. Allow to cool 1 minute on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack and let cool completely. Be careful not to overbake!

Notes

If you don't have White Lily you can use regular all-purpose. For best results, weigh out 390 grams. If you don't have a scale, that would be around 3 cups of flour, spooned into the cup and swept.