My son loves cinnamon, anything cinnamon. He loves cinnamon toast, cinnamon bread, cinnamon rolls. You get the idea.
He enjoys snickerdoodle cookies. I enjoy them too, but I wanted something a little different. So I tweaked my favorite snickerdoodle recipe to come up something a little healthier. This recipe uses whole wheat flour and incorporates cinnamon into the batter instead of rolling the dough into balls and then in cinnamon and sugar.
These are really good and my son loves them. They work for me because they are healthier than most snickerdoodles.
Whole Wheat Cinnamon Cookies
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
Cream together butter, shortening, sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Scoop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not overcooked. Remove from baking sheets. Enjoy!
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I’m going to try these…they sound yummy! I’m always up for using whole wheat flour in place of white.
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Lynn these look like you bought them from a bakery, they look perfect! I love cinnamon too, your son has great taste!
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I love the new header… and these cookies sound amazing. we love cinnamon too!
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I’m with your son – I LOVE cinnamon! These sound great – and I’m going to get some whole wheat flour just to try them!!! I love making healthy twists on a classic!!!
How many did this make for you?
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Debbie, I make mine kind of big and it gives me about 2 1/2 to 3 dozen.
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These sound delish, Lynn! We love snickerdoodles and I’m all about making cookies healthier.
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sound yummy! I’ll have to try these
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These look delicious – thanks!
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These sound yummy! Thanks for sharing!!
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Oh Yum. Gotta try.
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I love a good cookie and whole wheat makes it all the better. I think I might try it with chocolate chips.
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I left a comment on another blog linking this post because the cookies were sooooo good! Thanks for the recipe, and here's the link:
http://mycountrycupboard.blogspot.com/2009/06/it-left-without-me-again.html
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Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, these turned out delicious. I too have been trying to add whole wheat into our meals, and I am very excited to find so many recipes here
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