Snickerdoodles

I have always loved snickerdoodles. I mean they are cookies after all, what's not to like?! There was a recipe for them in my Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook. I don't have that cookbook anymore so I had to do a little searching for a recipe. I used this one at smitten kitchen, which does have cream of tartar in it. I have come to learn that cream of tartar is from grapes and made from a sediment produced in the wine making process. And it essentially makes baking soda into a single action baking powder, rather than the double acting that has a second rising phase once exposed to heat. Although I haven't tried it yet, I did find a snickerdoodle recipe without cream of tartar at Simply Recipes.