best snickerdoodles

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Cream together butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, eggs and vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls.
3. Mix the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes.

8 minutes was perfect in my oven. It's important not to cook them too long, otherwise they'll turn hard. Mine were super soft; I also made my dough balls really big and they turned out fabulous.

Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue

(From allrecipes.com)
This is excellent.  I've had it with chicken, but I've also made it using a pork loin.

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves.
1-12 oz bottle barbeque sauce (my favorites are Sweet Baby Ray's and KC Masterpiece)
1/2 c. italian salad dressing (I used half a pack of the dry italian dressing mix)
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 t. Worcestershire sauce

Place chicken in a slow cooker.  Mix barbecue sauce, dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce.  Pour over chicken.  Cook for 6-8 hours on low.  Shred and serve on buns.