Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter or margarine

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/4 cup flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Pinch salt, if desired

1 egg

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Topping:

2 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 F. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, cream the butter, then mix in the sugar and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, salt if desired, and egg. Mix thoroughly. Dough should be sticky, place in freezer for 10-15 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon in a 2:1 ratio (twice as much sugar as cinnamon). Shape the dough into walnut-sized balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mix. Place them about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet and flatten slightly. 

Bake for 8 minutes for soft cookies, 10 for crunchier cookies. Remove from oven, let cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then place on wire rack to finish cooling. Store in a sealed container.