My mother's recipe.....and one we only had at Christmas
I think every child in our family, myself included, grew up as a “Snicker Doodle Dipper” – As Christmas grew near we were anxiously looking forward to the day that these cookies were baked because it was sooooo much fun to dip them in the red or green colored sugar before rolling them in the cinnamon sugar mixture!
1 cup of Crisco
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
Mix above with a mixer until light and fluffy.
Sift all this together and stir in:
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tarter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Chill and roll into balls the size of walnuts.
Roll in a mixture of sugar & cinnamon.
FOR CHRISTMAS COOKIES:
BEFORE rolling in the cinnamon sugar mixture DIP ONE SIDE of the ball in colored sugar then
roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Place on a GREASED cookie sheet. Bake at 400 for 8 to 10 minutes.
If you want a softer cookie... bake at 350
