Cook's Illustrated Snickerdoodles

🥘 Ingredients

• flour 2 ½ cups
• cream of tartar 2 tsp
• baking soda 1 tsp
• salt ½ tsp
• vegetable shortening 8 Tbsp
• unsalted butter 8 Tbsp
• sugar 1 ½ cups
• eggs 2
• sugar ¼ cup
• cinnamon 1 Tbsp

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. 2

   Mix flour , cream of tartar , baking soda , and salt in a bowl .
3. 3

   In a stand mixer , cream together vegetable shortening , unsalted butter , and sugar for 3 minutes at medium speed.
4. 4

   Add eggs to the mixer one at a time to prevent lumps from forming.
5. 5

   Add dry ingredients to wet in small doses to avoid creating cloud of flour.
6. 6

   Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp of cinnamon in a 9x9 glass dish .
7. 7

   Dish 2 Tbsp, using a number 30 scoop, of dough and roll into a ball and place on cookie sheet 2 inches a part.
8. 8

   Bake in oven for 10 minutes , rotating at 5 minutes.
9. 9

   Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.