< Back to all recipes Sidewinder Snickerdoodles You and your partner can mix up this favorite pioneer cookie on a rainy day and take turns rolling the dough in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. In a very short time the kitchen will have an inviting smell and family and friends will be asking for more. Ingredients: - 3 cups flour - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon cream of tartar - 1 teaspoon nutmeg - 1 1/3 cup sugar - 1 cup butter at room temp. - 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - 2 eggs - COATING; combine 1/4 cup sugar & 3/4 cup cinnamon Directions: • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. • Lightly grease cookie sheets. • Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cream of tartar. Set aside. • With mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy and light as a springtime cloud over a Wyoming sky. • Add eggs one at a time beating until combined. • Add flour mixture, blend well. • Roll a small amount of the dough (about the size of a walnut) between your hands and form a ball. • Roll the ball in the cinnamon and sugar mixture and drop onto the cookie sheet. •Bake 12 to 13 minutes until tops are slightly crackled. Makes approximately 30 cookies.

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