Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookies

Steps to make

1. 1

   Combine the dry ingredients

   1 min
   

   Mix the flour, cream of tartar and baking soda together in a bowl.

2. 2

   Beat the eggs and butter

   7 min
   

   Using a wooden spoon or handheld mixer, cream the butter in a large bowl until it becomes pale. Use a spatula to scrape the butter from the sides of the bowl. Add the salt and 3/4 of a cup of sugar and cream together with the butter until the mixture is fluffy. Scrape the sides again before adding the eggs and beating until combined.

4. 3

   Add the dry ingredients

   2 min
   

   Slowly add the flour mixture a little at the time, continuing to blend in until combined.

5. 4

   Chill the dough

   30 min
   

   Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to chill for half an hour.

6. 5

   Preheat the oven and prepare trays

   2 min

   While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 375°F. Move the oven racks to the top and bottom of the oven. Lay parchment paper on two baking sheets.

7. 6

   Shape the cookies

   10 min
   

   In a small bowl, combine the rest of the sugar and cinnamon. Take one tablespoonful of the mixture at a time and roll it into a ball using your hands. Then dip each ball into the cinnamon sugar, until coated, and place on the baking tray. Leave about 2 inches between each ball.

8. 7

   Bake cookies

   10 min
   

   Put the cookies in the oven to bake for 8-10 minutes, until they turn a golden brown. Turn the baking trays around halfway through to ensure an even bake.

9. 8

   Serving Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookies

   10 min
   

   Take the cookies out of the oven and leave to cool for a couple of minutes, before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.