Snickerdoodle Cookies and Frigidaire's Make Time For Change!

In my opinion, nothing is more inviting and warm then the smell of cinnamon perfuming my home.   Imagine a child coming home from a long day at school and arriving home to that smell.   It draws them into the kitchen where they find a plate of Snickerdoodle cookies, just out of the oven warm.   Grab and glass of milk and it's the perfect setting to talk with your child about their day.   Just another way to bring the families home and to the table.

This request was via Emma, my 7 year old daughter.   She loves Snickerdoodles and I wanted to show her that homemade is so much better than store bought so I enlisted her help.   Our results were fantastic: one that it brought us together with giggles in the kitchen and two, that this recipe made delicious cookies.

Frigidaires new campaign is to get our kids cooking by launching their Kid's Cooking Academy at www.maketimeforchange.com. When someone joins, Frigidaire will donate $1.00 to Save The Children. By me posting this kid friendly cooking blog, Frigidaire and Foodbuzz will make an additional $50.00 donation on my behalf to Save The Children.   Total win-win situation here.

So grab the kids and head into the kitchen!

Stacey's Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C butter, softened
• 1/2 C shortening
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 T dark molasses
• 2 3/4 C flour
• 2 t cream of tartar
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 T white sugar
• 2 T cinnamon

Directions:   Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.   Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla and molasses.   Incorporate the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt.   Roll into balls.

adding the sugar 

adding an egg

time for flour

rolling the dough into balls

In a separate bowl, mix the 2 T sugar and the 2 T cinnamon.   Roll dough balls into the mixture.   Place 2 inches apart on a silpat on a cookie sheet or use parchment paper so they don't stick.   Bake 10 minutes, remove to wire rack to cool.

rolling in cinnamon sugar

ready for the oven

Delicious!

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.