Cinnamon Sugar Cookies by Videojug Team

You will need


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■ 620 g flour
■ 120 g butter
■ 2 ½ tsp baking powder
■ 200 g sugar
■ ¼ tsp salt
■ 1 egg; beaten
■ 1⁄8 tsp cinnamon
■ 120 ml buttermilk
■ sugar mixture
■ 120 g sugar
■ 1 tsp cinnamon


Serves:
48
Cooking Time:
12 minutes
Oven Temperature:
190° c - 380° f


Step 1: Prepare the flour mixture

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and 1/8 teaspoon of of cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Set this aside.





Step 2: Prepare the egg mixture

In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar and shortening. Cream both until they form a light and fluffy paste. Beat in the egg. Mix until the egg mixture is thoroughly blended.


Step 3: Make the dough

Beat in a third of the flour mixture. Pour in the milk then the rest of the flour. Make sure that the mixture is thoroughly beaten after every addition.


Step 4: Chill the dough

Cover the dough. Pop it into the refrigerator and chill for several hours until it has completely chilled.


Step 5: Prepare the tools for baking

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet, preferably the insulated kind, with butter, oil or cooking spray. Set the cookie sheet aside.


Step 6: Make the sugar mixture

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a flat dish. Set this aside.


Step 7: Make the cookies

Retrieve the chilled dough. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough and form them into balls. Do this until all the dough are used up. Roll each ball in the prepared sugar mixture, making sure that the surface is coated with the mixture. Arrange the balls in the cookie sheet. Ue a fork to gently flatten each ball, making sure that each piece is apart from the other.


Step 8: Bake the cookies

Pop the cookies into the oven and bake for approximately 12 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven once the bottom sides are nicely browned.