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Snickerdoodles



Since Fall is here, I thought I would post a fall themed recipe. So I usually use the recipe I have in my Betty Crocker cookbook, but today I wanted to try something different. I went online and found this recipe from Cookies and Cups, so check out her blog. I think I will probably use the Betty Crocker recipe, so I will tell you more about that at the end of this post.



As usual when creaming butter and sugar, you really want to make sure you do it well. I think I creamed mine for at least 3 minutes. More time, such as 5 minutes, would be even better. Once the butter is all creamed together with the sugars, you are going to add your egg and egg yolk one at a
 time.
 


Before we mix the eggs, we are going to add our baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. I didn't include the clip of me adding the baking soda because I didn't want you to get it confused with the cream of tartar, but don't worry, I added it. So once all of that is is mixed together we are going to add our flour. When you mix the flour, start the mixer out on slow so that the flour doesn't fly up into your face. Once it is slightly incorporated, you can turn the mixer up.




The cookies are now ready to bake, but it wouldn't be a snickerdoodle without the cinnamon sugar coating! We are going to mix our sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Next, take small balls of dough and roll it in the sugar cinnamon. Place them on a baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. With all cookies, let them cool for a while until they harden.




So I think these cookies turned out well overall. They never really hardened up completely, so they stayed a little soft. That is good, because I think they should be a little soft, but I think these were too soft for my taste (literally!). I would probably bake them a little longer, but I had already baked them for 15-16 minutes and I didn't want to overbake them. I think next time I would stick to my Betty Crocker recipe which I will also include below.




Snickerdoodles are a great cookie for Fall, or really anytime of the year. I am currently developing my own vanilla cake recipe, so I plan to try that out soon.

Enjoy!

You will find the recipe for Cookies and Cups snickerdoodles on her page, but I will list the Betty Crocker recipe below. 

Snickerdoodles (Betty Croker)

- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softned
- 2 large eggs
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 400(F). Mix butter, sugar, and eggs in a large bowl. Add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Combine the 1/4 sugar and cinnamon. Form dough into small balls and roll in the sugar cinnamon. Place on a un-greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Let them cool completely. Enjoy!

Note: Video is for Cookies and Cup's recipe

 


 

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