Chocolate Snickerdoodles recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

90.1 calories
carbohydrate: 11.8 g
cholesterol: 7.4 mg
fat: 4.5 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: 1.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 51.4 mg
sugar: 7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Mix together 1 1/2 cups white sugar, shortening, and eggs with an electric mixer in a bowl until creamy.

  3. Sift together all-purpose flour, cocoa power, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Fold this mixture into the egg mixture until well blended.

  4. Mix together 1/4 cup white sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl or on a plate.

  5. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls, cover each in sugar and cinnamon mixture. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until soft and golden on top, 6 to 8 minutes, making sure they do not burn. Let cool before transferring to a wire rack. The tops will crack as they cool.

Recipe Yield

50 cookies

Recipe Note

This chocolate snickerdoodle recipe is similar to a basic snickerdoodle recipe but some of the flour is replaced with cocoa powder.

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