Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 5

Hi everyone! We hope you are all having a great week so far. This week we are continuing our December holiday themed recipes with another one from "The Braces Cookbook" by Pamela and Brenda Waterman (pg 60).

Sensational Cinnamon Snickerdoodles

1 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 Tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 8-10 minutes (don't over bake).

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low to combine the shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda ans salt. In a separate, small bowl, stir together 2 Tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon, to use later.

Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about an hour. With well-floured hands, pinch bits of dough and roll them into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar until coated.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 8 to 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes about five dozen. Store in a covered container.

We hope you all enjoy these cookies. If you have a recipe you'd like to see featured on our blog, please email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.