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medium
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36
Classic Snickerdoodles
Description
Kids "heart" Snickerdoodles!
Reminiscent of cinnamon toast, a dusting of red cinnamon and sweet gritty sugar grace the crackly surface of these great big chewy cookies. Baked to perfection, they should be crisp at the edges and soft in the middle. Any staunch chocolate chip cookie lover will to pause to reconsider their pick given a choice between the two.
If you grew up on these cookies you’re nodding in agreement. I didn’t taste my first snickerdoodle until I was well past my youth. Where I come from (Canada) the cookie of choice was always shortbread cut-outs. Snickerdoodles are a favorite among American kids, and every child should have some fun baking these in the kitchen with Mom before starting grade school.
This recipe is via Smitten Kitchens, adapted from Martha Stewart.
Photo: Rosie Tulips (Flickr)
add to shopping list Ingredients
2-3/4 cups cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
16 Tbs. (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1-3/4 cups sugar, plus more if needed
2 Tbs. ground cinnamon, plus more if needed
2 large eggs
Preparation
Chill the dough for an hour (or overnight) before scooping it, otherwise you might find it too difficult to scoop into balls and roll. Once dough has chilled, in a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. Use a small ice-cream scoop to form balls of the dough, and roll in cinnamon sugar. Place about two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies are set in center and begin to crack (they will not brown), about 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheets after five minutes. Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool about five minutes before transferring the cookies to the rack.
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1/29/10
Theresa111 says:
These cookies are always so satisfying when they are dipped in ice cold milk.
