Cinnamon Sugar Butter Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This recipe for cinnamon sugar cookies is meant to taste like the favorite Mrs. Fields' cookies — for those times when you want to make them at home.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
3 Combine 3 tablespoons white sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and set aside.
4 Blend brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed. Add butter and blend until grainy. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing until light and fluffy.
5 Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
6 Add to butter-sugar mixture, mixing at low speed just long enough to combine. Overmixing makes tough cookies.
7 Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll each ball into cinnamon sugar to coat. Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets
8 Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from sheets and let cool on racks.