Snickerdoodles (Idaho Daily Statesman)
This recipe is from the Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), October 20, 1901, pg. 11. Per the source: "Snickerdoodles" is the somewhat fantastic name of quickly made little cakes especially dear to the children's heart. A recipe for them copied from an old scrapbook [follows].
Easy
Servings
24
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
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2 cups white granulated sugar
2
½ cup butter
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2 eggs
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1 cup milk
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1 tsp baking soda
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2½ cups flour
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2 tsp cream of tartar
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½ tsp salt
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Cinnamon
10
Sugar
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
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Stir together sugar and butter until creamy.
2
Add eggs.
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Dissolve baking soda in milk, then add.
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Add flour, cream of tartar and salt.
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Beat the batter thoroughly.
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Pour in shallow pans.
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Dust the top of the cake with cinnamon and sugar.
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Bake for 15 minutes.
15 minutes
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Cool, then cut in squares.