Take a break from the hectic holiday season with these Caramel-Studded Snickerdoodles and your favorite Bigelow tea! These cookies are perfect for holiday cookie trays too!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time8 minutesmins
Total Time23 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48cookies
Author: Jamie Sherman
Ingredients
½cupbuttersoftened
½cupshortening
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar
2eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
2 ¾cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonswhitedistilled vinegar
1teaspoonbaking soda
1bagcaramel bits11 oz.
3tablespoonsslightly heaping white sugar
3 ½teaspoonsground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Cream together butter, shortening, 1½ cups sugar, the eggs and vanilla extract. Blend in the flour, vinegar, and baking soda. Stir in the caramel bits. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
Mix the 3 tbsp. sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Rolls balls of dough in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake exactly 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheets about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
You can also use chocolate chips if you aren't a fan of caramel.