Snickerdoodles

This is the third month of cookie of the month for my cousin Alexa. She requested snickerdoodles so that's what I made. Make sure theres plenty of room between the cookies when you bake them because they puff up and if they're too close they make one giant cookie. This is tasty but not necessarily what I wanted today for my cousin. I wanted to have a little fun with the dough so I used cookie cutters to make fun shapes. Refridgerate the dough for an hour once finished. Then roll out thin on a flour cutting board then use cutter to make shapes. If you don't want to do this just follow the directions below for circular cookies.

Ingredients
For the topping:
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

For the cookie dough:
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, stir together the sugar and cinnamon and set aside.

2. To make the cookie dough, stir together the dry ingredients.

3. In a bowl with a paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add the sugar and continue to mix, then add the eggs, corn syrup, and vanilla, and mix thoroughly.

4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Chill dough 1 hour if it's sticky or difficult to handle.

5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

6. Roll balls of dough about the size of a walnut then roll them in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Place on an un-greased sheet pan 2 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until puffed up and the surface is slightly cracked. Let cool on the sheet pan a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.