Nicholas’s favorite!
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups (11 1/4 oz) flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
12 Tbl unsalted butter, softened but still cool
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 oz) sugar
2 large eggs
Cinnamon Sugar for rolling dough
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together in medium bowl.
With electric mixer cream butter, shortening and sugar at medium speed until combined, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Scrape down bowl and add eggs. Beat until combined, about 30 sec.
Add dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, about 20 sec.
Scoop heaping tablespoons of dough and roll into balls. Roll balls in cinnamon sugar and place on baking sheet about 2″ apart.
Bake until edges begin to brown and centers are soft and puffy, 9-11 minutes. Sprinkle a bit more cinnamon sugar on tops. Let cookies cool on sheet 3 minutes or so before transferring to rack.
Makes about 30.
Recipe from Baking Illustrated.
