This is my recipe and I just wanted to mention this: Snickerdoodles are traditionally made with shortening and cream of tartar...this gives them a distinct taste and appearance. You can substitute butter for the shortening and skip the tartar (which can produce a "tinny" taste) but it might also alter the shape of the cookie. If you like a little more spice add a little more cinnamon or some pumpkin pie spice. I wasn't intending to rate this recipe just wanted to make this note.
This is my recipe and I just wanted to mention this: Snickerdoodles are traditionally made with shortening and cream of tartar...this gives them a distinct taste and appearance. You can substitute butter for the shortening and skip the tartar (which can produce a "tinny" taste) but it might also alter the shape of the cookie. If you like a little more spice add a little more cinnamon or some pumpkin pie spice. I wasn't intending to rate this recipe just wanted to make this note.
These are a light cake light cookie that is wonderful with a cup of coffee. I think the next time I would do half shortening half butter just to enrich the flavor.
Make these and then wait for two days before eating. I made these cookies for a gathering I was attending that evening. Thought they were rather bland for all the spices that are included in the recipe. I did not plan to ever make another batch. Then two days later I ate one - the flavor was really good. The intensity of the flavor increased daily. They quickly disappeared once we discovered how great they tasted. We definitely continue to make these cookies.
To say these are light and fluffy is an understatement; they practically melt in your mouth! I used my small scoop so I didn't have to handle the dough. I ended up with 78 cookies- perfect since they are going to work.
These just did not impress me. I found them to be bland in flavor and did not like the cake-like texture of the cookie.
Omgosh! Going straight into the fall rotation!!!! Made it per the recipe. Hit with the whole family!!
Flattened the cookies after they cooked. Cooked for only 12 minutes used pumpkin pie spice instead of allspice. It was a huge hit with my kids!
I did make some changes. I used 2 eggs & 2 teaspoons cream of tartar. I also used 1/2 butter & 1/2 shortening. I used a cookie stamp to flatten then them a little. My family didn't like the cake texture of them. We love snickerdoodles but these are nothing like them! They made my house smell good while baking but couldn't get around the taste & texture! Won't make these ever again!!!
Very moist and soft. I used a generous amount of cinnamon and sugar to roll the dough balls in which helped to give more flavor to the cookies. My toddler ate 2 of them my husband is on his forth. Enough said.
