Christmas Snickerdoodles

One of our favorite cookies here is snickerdoodles. During the Christmas season we make these more festive by dipping them in colored sugars instead of regular sugar. They make for a pretty presenting cookies and taste the same. Here is the recipe that we use. It comes from Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook.

Snickerdoodles
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
red and green colored sugars

In a medium mixing bowl beat butter for 30 seconds with an electric mixer. add the regular sugar, baking soda and cream of tartar. Beat until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or until easy to handle.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll half of balls in red sugar and other half in green sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-11 minutes or until edges are golden. Transfer to wire rack to cool.