Recipe: Giant Snickerdoodles

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From: G,.Roseburg

Giant Snickerdoodles

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tarter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon

In large mixer bowl with mixer at medium speed, cream butter or margarine, 1/1/2 C sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl combine flour, cream of tarter, baking soda, and salt. Add to cream mixture until well blended. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a flat open bowl. Shape dough into 2-inch balls and roll in cinnamon-sugar. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown. (Snickerdoodles will puff up at first, then flatten out to giant size during baking.)