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Snickerdoodles (lighter recipe)

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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 48
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Make a lighter snickerdoodle so you can enjoy more of the rich cinnamon-sugar taste you love.
Updated Jul 14, 2014
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine, softened
  • 1/2 package (8-ounce size) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel) , softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose or unbleached flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F.
  • 2
    Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the margarine, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
  • 3
    Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of drinking glass.
  • 4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Long ago, little cookies that could be made quickly were given the nonsense name Snickerdoodles.
  • tip 2
    Rise to the occasion! If using self-rising flour, there is no need to add cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
  • tip 3
    For a fun flavor change to these sweet little gems, use apple pie spice instead of cinnamon.
  • tip 4
    To ensure recipe success if using a vegetable oil spread, use a spread with at least 65% vegetable oil.

Nutrition

75 Calories, 2 g Total Fat, 1 g Protein, 13 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
75
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Cholesterol
5 mg
Sodium
75 mg
Potassium
35 mg
Total Carbohydrate
13 g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
1 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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