Snippy Doodles? Perhaps these were a precursor to the Snickerdoodle cookie.
Dainty, moist, more cake-like than cookie. Highly recommended with a cup of coffee. Snippety-doo-dah-day!
Snippy Doodles (Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book, 1947)
2 T butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup cake flour
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
1 well-beaten egg
Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar; add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk and egg. Spread thin in waxed-paper-lined 9" x 13" pan. Bake in moderate oven (350) 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and continue baking 10 more minutes. Cut in squares. Serve warm or cold. Makes 1 1/2 dozen.