Snickerdoodles

If you want your house to smell amazing (a la Clueless), bake these. The cinnamon sugary goodness wafts out from the oven and will make anyone in the house come to the kitchen for a sample. Also, you probably have most of these ingredients in your kitchen already. These are simple cookies but they just taste so, so good.  You do need to know about an hour in advance just to be sure your butter and shortening are nice and soft.

Makes about 24 cookies

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 tbsp cinnamon

2 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp cream of tarter

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

8 tbsp butter, softened

8 tbsp vegetable shortening (like crisco)

2 large eggs

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 and put a rack in the middle. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cream of tarter, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

Using a stand mixer, beat butter, shortening, and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3-6 minutes. 

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated, about 30 seconds each. Scrape down the bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low and slowly add flour mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. Give dough final stir to ensure that no flour pockets remain.

With one tablespoon at a time, roll into balls and roll in cinnamon sugar to coat completely. Put on cookie sheet and space 2 inches apart. Bake for 5-6 minutes, turn, and bake another 5-6 minutes (one sheet at a time).

Let cookie cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes then transfer and let cool completely.

And eat!