Make a lighter snickerdoodle so you can enjoy more of the rich cinnamon-sugar taste you love.
Snickerdoodles (lighter recipe)
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1/2 package (8-ounce size) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel) , softened
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites
- 2 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose or unbleached flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F.
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Step2Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the margarine, cream cheese and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Cover and refrigerate dough 1 hour.
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Step3Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball with bottom of drinking glass.
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Step4Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Nutrition
75
Calories
2 g
Total Fat
1 g
Protein
13 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 75
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 5 mg
- Sodium
- 75 mg
- Potassium
- 35 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 1 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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