Snickerdoodles!

Hands down, my favorite cookies are snickerdoodles. I used to long for that time of year when my mother's co-worker would send home homemade snickerdoodles with her. And now I can make my own and OH what a pleasure that is. But, I still try to reserve them for Christmas season. It makes them more special.

I waited, as usual, until the last minute to do my holiday baking so our table is covered in snickerdoodles and white chocolate chip oatmeal cranberry cookies right now. Luckily I'm too busy to be tempted to just sit and eat them.
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Snickerdoodles are soft, chewy, delicious, and smell amazing as they bake.

And of course, they're pretty :]

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cookie coating ingredients:

• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or coat with nonstick spray
3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt
4. Cream together butter and sugar
5. Add eggs to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition
6. Add in vanilla extract
7. Add in dry ingredients and mix well until smooth dough is formed
8. In a medium mixing bowl, mix together coating ingredients
9. Form dough into 1 inch round balls and roll to cover in coating mixture
10. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets
11. Use the bottom of a glass to gently press balls of dough down to 1/2" thickness
12. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges