Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Topping
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preparation

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Grease the baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
Beat the butter, shortening, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until well blended.
Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
Beat the flour mixture into the shortening mixture at low speed until combined.
Shape the dough into 1\" balls.
Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Roll the balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
Place 2\" apart on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until the cookies are puffed and cracked on top and the edges are set. The centres will be soft.
Allow to cool 1 minute on the baking sheets.
Remove to a cooling rack.