Day 3 Snickerdoodles

You may wonder the origins of drunk baking.  My girlfriend Lisa coined the phrase, as she spent most of one November taste testing for me and drinking wine.  ( She is a Pilates instructor so she can eat as many cookies as she likes! )   Her daily texts consisted of "Is the oven on??" I think that is what makes this time of the year so much fun for me, and why my cookies taste so good, they are filled with love and friendship.

Tonight I am making Snickerdoodles, my nieces Tracey and Jamie usually request these!

Snickerdoodles

• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup room temperature butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tbsp sugar mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon for mixing

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
2. Cream butter, sugar and eggs until light in fluffy
3. Mix in flour mixture until it is dough like.
4. Chill until the dough is stiff and easy to handle.
5. Form dough into walnut size balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar.
6. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet
7. Bake 8 to 10 min or until firm , do not over bake!

makes about 5 dozen

Enjoy!