Snickerdoodle Great American Cookie Co Copycat Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugars with an electric mixer on high.
• Add egg, vanilla, salt, baking soda and cream of tartar.
• Mix on high until smooth and well incorporated.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Preheat oven to 300°F and let the dough rest in the fridge for 30-60 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon for topping.
• With your hands, roll the dough into balls about the size of a golf ball.
• Roll the balls in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and press them into an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-14 minutes and NO LONGER! They will seem undercooked, but will be soft and chewy in the middle once they have cooled. Don't overbake and then come to me with a bad review because they weren't delicious :).

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• Whisk the flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Cream the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on low between additions. Mix in the vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the dry mixture and mix on medium low until incorporated.
• For the coating: Whisk the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside about 1 tablespoon of the mixture in a small bowl for topping the baked cookies.
• Divide the dough into 10 pieces, about 1/3 cup each. With wet hands, shape each piece of dough into a ball and roll in the cinnamon-sugar coating, rewetting your hands as needed. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten each dough ball until roughly 1 inch thick.
• Bake until the cookies are puffed and the edges are very lightly browned, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool completely on the baking sheets.
• For the frosting: While the cookies cool, mix the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium high until combined. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt and mix on low until incorporated, then mix on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a round tip.
• Pipe a swirl of frosting starting in the center of each cookie going outward to the edge. Top with a sprinkle of the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix well. Add the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and mix until everything is incorporated.
• In another small bowl, mix together cinnamon and sugar for the topping.
• Form the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in the cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place dough balls on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or lightly sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
• Use the bottom of a glass and slightly flatten cookies.
• Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with additional cinnamon/sugar mixture, then bake for 7-8 minutes. Do not over bake cookies.
• Remove from oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool.