Tonight was the third cookie of Christmas. Believe it or not I do not remember ever trying a snickerdoddle cookie before. People have talked about them for years as their favorites but alas I do not have any fond memories of these tasty cookies. You may wonder how I chose all these cookies if I never had any of them. I do have reasons for each one. This one I chose because the blog I was inspired by howtoeatacupcake's cookie capers looked so delicious (I used the recipe she used). I asked Tim if he likes snickerdoddles and he was said yeah they're OK. I wanted to try these cookies and see what the fuss was all about. I had fun making them, rolling the dough in cinnamon and sugar. After the cookies were almost done Tim tried one. I wasn't really sure how they were supposed to taste. They were crispy on the outside and chewy in the center. Tim's response was priceless, after I went rushing back to the kitchen to get the next batch out and I hear him say "There better be extras of these, I want them". He knows that most of the cookies are Christmas presents for all the places we are visiting this holiday. Good thing the recipe made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. The one thing I didn't like about the cookies is the top had splotches of the cin/sugar, instead of being all across the top. Is there some special technique I don't know about?
Got everything together!
All rolled up
Finished product
Gotta hide them so Tim doesn't eat them all. See what I mean about the tops?
Snickerdoodles
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
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
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets. (I found it was very important to pull them out when they still look a little gooey in the middle. My first batch was crispier than all the rest. I baked my cookies for 8 minutes approx medium size. I got 5 1/2 dozen cookies!)
1/2 cup shortening
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
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).Cream together butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, the eggs and the vanilla. Blend in the flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Shape dough by rounded spoonfuls into balls. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls of dough in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until set but not too hard. Remove immediately from baking sheets. (I found it was very important to pull them out when they still look a little gooey in the middle. My first batch was crispier than all the rest. I baked my cookies for 8 minutes approx medium size. I got 5 1/2 dozen cookies!)
If you have never had these cookies before, try them. The are fun to make and already a bunch of mine have been eaten. I'm glad I froze some right away!
Kat rating A
Tim rating A+
Kat rating A
Tim rating A+
2 comments:
That is what they are supposed to look like, and if you have worked at camp you have had one of my snickerdoodles...
Yep, they're supposed to have that crackled look on top. And they do look YUMMY!
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