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Updated Oct 20, 2014
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Red and green sugars dress up a best-loved cookie for the holidays.

Christmas Snickerdoodles (Cookie Exchange Quantity)

  • Prep Time 1 hr 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 72
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ Decors red sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons Betty Crocker™ Decors green sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In small bowl, mix red sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the cinnamon; set aside. In another small bowl, mix green sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; set aside.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat sugar, shortening, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  • Step 
    3
    Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Roll in sugar-cinnamon mixtures. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until centers are almost set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

60 Calories
3g Total Fat
0g Protein
9g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
35mg
2%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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