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Christmas Snickerdoodles

If you like snickerdoodles cookies,  you will love this Christmas version made with Christmas sugar to make them festive! Christmas Snickerdoodles are a classic recipe popular in Minnesota and other parts of the midwest.   Instead of rolling your cookie dough ball in cinnamon and sugar when you make a classic snickerdoodle cookie, you roll your cookie in green and red sugar.  These are super easy to make and festive for the holiday season!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons each green, red and white decorating sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees f

  2. In a mixing bowl, sift dry ingredients together.  Flour, baking powder, salt, and cream of tarter.  Set aside.

  3. Cream the butter, white sugar, eggs, vanilla, and cream of tartar together in a separate bowl.

  4. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture.  Stir in the flour to make a dough.

  5. In various small bowls, mix each color of sugar with cinnamon.

  6. Roll the cookie dough into small balls and roll each cookie dough ball into the sugar, coating the ball.

  7. Place the cookie dough onto a lined baking sheet.

  8. Bake for 5-8 minutes

  9. Remove and let the cookies cool before removing them from the baking sheet.

  10. Serve