The pleasure lies not in the cookies, but in the pattern the crumbs make when the cookies crumble

Snickerdoodle Cookies

Ingredients:

1⁄2 cup butter, softened

1⁄2 cup granulated sugar

1⁄3 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1⁄2 cups flour

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Plus:

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars at high speed.

Add egg, vanilla, and beat until smooth.

In another bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.

Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix well.

Preheat oven to 300° while you let dough rest 30-60 minutes in fridge.

In a small bowl combine topping.

Take about 2 1/2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into a ball.

Roll this dough in the cinnamon/sugar mixture and press onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake cookies 10-12 minutes, NO MORE.