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. Place about two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Use a small ice-cream scoop* to form balls of the dough, and roll in cinnamon sugar. Once dough has chilled, in a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. At this point, I chilled the dough for an hour (or you can overnight) before scooping it, because I otherwise found it too difficult to scoop into balls and roll but the original recipe doesn’t find this step neccessary. Add dry ingredients, and beat to combine. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt set aside. Line baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper set aside. Preheat the oven to 400°, with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Your mileage will vary by the size scoop you use.ġ6 tablespoons (8 ounces or 225 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperatureġ 3/4 cups sugar (350 grams), plus more if neededĢ tablespoons ground cinnamon, plus more if needed If I do say so myself, I believe these are among the greats. A good one will be so enveloped in cinnamon-sugar dreaminess that it could convert even the most staunch chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookie junkie, and a great one will manage to be both crisp at the edges and soft nearly to the point of cakiness in the middle. Need a deal sweetener? These are perfect snickerdoodles: slightly cakey, crackly surface-d and just enough cinnamon to make your home smell like the heavens descended and landed right smack in the middle of the kitchen.Īlthough I did not grow up eating these cookies, when I tried one for the first time at the coffee shop I worked at in college (90s Cliché Alert, huh?) I immediately reached for a second one. Hospital staff will have no chance against my baked goods racket, and I got to conquer snickerdoodles - a task I consider years overdue - at home (and yes, had enough leftover to briefly contemplate not sharing them at all) and you can too. No really!īut judge away if you must, fact is, this absurd panic is a win-win for everyone. So, to review: I have no interest in such practical things as cooking and freezing meals that will tide us over through those weeks when we have no time to cook, but I will spend my last remaining hours in the kitchen menu-planning food gifts. You see, it wasn’t enough that I baked Cheesecake-Marbled Brownies last week in hopes to win the hearts and minds of labor and delivery nurses, I became suddenly and inexplicably worried that some of them may not enjoy chocolate or cheesecake, and preoccupied myself with providing an alternative. As it turns out, but should be really no surprise to anyone who has been following along at home, I’m not the most sane person.
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