How to Bake Snickerdoodles

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cream butter

   While the dough chills, stir the last 2 ingredients together in a bowl. , Form the dough into balls about the size of a small walnut.
   
   Roll the dough balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
   
   Place about 2 inches (5.1 cm) apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
   
   Bake for 8-9 minutes, rotating the cookie sheet in the oven at the halfway point. , Yield:
   About 5 Dozen Small Cookies ,
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   Step 2: shortening

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   Step 3: and eggs in a blender thoroughly.

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   Step 4: In a separate bowl

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   Step 5: combine all dry ingredients except the last 2.

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   Step 6: Mix the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.

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   Step 7: Refrigerate the dough for at least 15 minutes (this makes it easier to handle.)

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   Step 8: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees (190 C).

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   Step 9: Remove cookie sheet from oven and let cookies sit on it for another minute or so before removing to cooling rack; cookies will flatten out as they cool.

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    Step 10: Finished.

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