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