Clarkson Family Recipe Book

This is one of Grammie’s favorite cookie recipes – as evidenced by the number of times she copied this down to be sure she had a recipe for them handy.

Makes about 40 cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter (2 sticks, 16 tbsp), softened to room temperature
1 cup white sugar (200 g)
1/2 cup brown sugar (100 g)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cream of tartar (or you can substitute 3 tsp baking powder)
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour (300 g)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
For cinnamon sugar coating:
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:
Cream the butter and sugars together, beating until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla. Next add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.

Place the dough in the fridge or freezer to cool while you preheat the oven to 375. Dough should cool for about 20 minutes before baking. You can also roll the dough into balls before cooling (this is what I do since it’s easier to scoop the dough when warm).

Combine the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Scoop the dough into balls and roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes, until golden brown on the edges.