Recipe: Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles

WHOLE WHEAT SNICKERDOODLES

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg plus 1 egg white
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FOR THE TOPPING:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until fluffy. Add egg and egg white; beat well.

Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and beat well.

In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls; roll in cinnamon-sugar. Place 2-inches apart in ungreased baking sheets.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Cookies well puff up and flatten as they bake.

Makes: 60
Source: Jana Horsfall; Taste of Home