Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles

Every Sunday I make cookies for church.  There are some people who go early to have meetings before church actually starts, so I make cookies for them.  I've been doing this for a while now, and new inspiration is always welcome, so I've been letting people know that I take requests.  My first request came in last week for peanut butter snickerdoodles, and I was so excited!  I searched for a recipe, but came up empty on what I was specifically looking for.  I found this recipe, and modified it to suit my needs.  What a brilliant cookie idea!  These soft and chewy peanut butter cookies are lightly spiced with cinnamon, and rolled in a mixture of sugar and Vietnamese cinnamon for an extra spicy cinnamon bite! 

Peanut Butter Snickerdoodles

Cookies:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup peanut butter 

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups all purpose flour 

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

Cinnamon Sugar:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons Vietnamese cinnamon (you can substitute regular cinnamon)

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the vanilla extract and eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.  Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, and beat on low just until incorporated.  Cover the dough and chill for about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 375F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

For the cinnamon sugar, combine the sugar and Vietnamese cinnamon in a small bowl.  Scoop the dough into tablespoon size balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.  Place dough on the prepared baking sheet with enough room in between for the cookies to spread.  Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, or until slightly puffed and cracked on the top.  Remove cookies from the oven and let cool for several minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.  Makes about 48 cookies.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy