I stole this recipe for Snickerdoodle Bars from tastesbetterfromscratch.com. These delicious bar cookies are quick and easy to make. First butter, shortening and sugar are creamed together. Then eggs and vanilla are mixed in with flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. The dough is pressed into a baking dish. Next a mixture of cinnamon and sugar is sprinkled on top before baking. Once cooled, the bars are cut before serving. These snickerdoodle bars are a delicious way to end a meal.
“Every meal should end with something sweet. Maybe it’s jelly on toast at breakfast, or a small piece of chocolate at dinner – but it always helps my brain bring a close to the meal.” – Robert Irvine (see more quotes in the Quotes tab)
The ingredients for this recipe are: ½ cup butter, ½ cup shortening, 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, 2 large eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 2 ¾ cups AP flour, 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar, 1 tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp salt, 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together butter, shortening and 1 ½ cups granulated sugar.
Then add eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Next add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt and stir until combined. Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan. Press the dough into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
In a small cup or bowl, mix the 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the top of the dough.
Bake for 22 to 26 minutes (don’t over bake!).
Allow to cool completely before cutting.
Serve and enjoy!
If you liked this recipe for Snickerdoodle Bars then you also try White Chocolate Snickerdoodle Blondies or Soft Caramel Snickerdoodles. For other bar cookie recipes you can try Pecan Praline Blondies, Toll House Brownies or Funfetti Gooey Bars Recipe.
Snickerdoodle Bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups AP flour
- 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F.
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Cream together butter, shortening and 1 ½ cups granulated sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt and stir until combined.
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Lightly grease a 9×13 baking pan. Press the dough into an even layer on the bottom of the pan.
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In a small cup or bowl, mix the 1 ½ tbsp granulated sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon. Sprinkle mixture evenly over the top of the dough.
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Bake for 22 to 26 minutes (don’t over bake!). Remove and allow to cool completely before cutting and serving.
Recipe Notes
I line the pan with parchment paper for easy removal.