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I’ve been baking since I was old enough to stand on the kitchen stool and “help” my mom stir in the chocolate chips. By the time I was 14, I had discovered my signature cookie recipe. It was a recipe for Snickerdoodles included with a set of youth fiction books I read over and over. I made those cookies for every youth group event and special occasion possible! Somehow over the years of moving back and forth from college to camp and eventually away from home, I lost that precious snickerdoodle recipe.
A few weeks ago, my aunt posted a copy of the recipe on her Facebook page! The notes at the top of the paper indicated that I’d given it to her in 1998. Thankfully she keeps better track of her recipes than I do! I found reason to make a batch last weekend – they are as good as I remembered. Here is THE Snickerdoodle Recipe!
Holly’s Super-Duper Snickerdoodles
Mix well:
- 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
In another bowl sift together:
- 1 1/2 C sifted flour (I just mix it up with a wisk before I add the other dry ingredients)
- 1 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Set aside:
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
1. Combine wet and dry ingredients until completely incorporated.
2. Chill dough one hour in refrigerator.
3. Roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts (I use a cookie scoop for consistency).
4. Coat balls in cinnamon/sugar mixture.
5. Place about 3″ apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake at 400 degrees till center is almost set and cookie appears lightly browned, 6-8 minutes. (Cookies will puff up at first, then flatten out with a crinkled top)
I hope you’ll try these!
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I love that your signature cookie recipe found its way back to you after all those years! …and that when you made it again it was as good as you remembered! 🙂 Sounds super yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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It’s a sentimental recipe for sure! 🙂
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Now I just want to go back to junior high and re-read all the Holly Heart books!
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Those look yummy! I’ve never baked a snickerdoodle, and I don’t think that I’ve actually had one. And that hearty chicken noodle casserole sounds so yummy – I need to see if I can make it veggie! 🙂
Katie @ Cup of Tea
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What? Never had one?! They’re like sugar cookies with extra yumminess! If we lived closer I’d bring you a batch to try. 🙂
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And I would gladly take that batch 🙂 HAHA!
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You should’ve brought me one to try!
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My best snickerdoodle can’t compare to a mediocre one of yours! You’re the snickerdoodle queen. 🙂 It would be like offering Clara Johnson one of my homemade pickles! 🙂
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I’ve never had much luck with snickerdoodle recipes so I am looking forward to giving your favorite a try. They look scrumptious! My go to is actually a box mix 🙂
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Oh I hope you have success with this recipe! I don’t knock box mixes though – those can be amazing treats!
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