Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles

Combine the best of both worlds with these peanut butter cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar like snickerdoodles are.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 141 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• ¼ cup white sugar, or to taste
• 1 ¼ cups peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine peanut butter, 1 cup white sugar, brown sugar, butter, and shortening in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat in eggs.

Step 3

Sift flour, cream of tartar, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Gradually add to the egg mixture and mix well.

Step 4

Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon together in a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll in cinnamon-sugar, and place on a baking sheet. Flatten each ball slightly with the bottom of a drinking glass, or by making a criss-cross pattern with the tines of a fork.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 8 minutes. Do not overbake. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.