Ellen's Favorite Snickerdoodles

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat until fluffy.
• 2 stir together flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg and salt.
• 3 blend into creamed mixture to form a stiff cookie dough.
• 4 shape into balls the size of walnuts.
• 5 mix 1/4 cup sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl.
• 6 roll cookie balls in sugar mixture and place on greased baking sheets, 2 inches apart.
• 7 flatten crisscross with a fork dipped in sugar mix.
• 8 bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until light golden brown.