According to Wikipedia the name of this cookie could be German, Dutch or American but whatever the origins but this is a winning biscuit, almost cake like and oh so deliciously cinnamony spicy. Zara chose these to make and I'm so pleased she did.
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Madeline has this love of putting cinnamon sugar on her toast as a treat every so often and of course as much as she tries I won't let her take sugar sandwiches to school, so this was the best cookie for the lunchbox! They didn't last long...
So you want the recipe?
Try this one - its from the trusty AWW book and is so easy.
Snickerdoodles
250g butter1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon caster sugar (extra)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Beat butter, vanilla and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until combined. Transfer to large bowl.
Stir in sifted flour, soda and nutmeg, in two batches. Cover; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 180deg C and line oven trays with baking paper.
Combine extra caster sugar and cinnamon in a small shallow bowl. Roll level tablespoons of the dough into balls; roll balls in cinnamon sugar. Place balls on tray about 7cm apart.
Bake for 12 mins.
Makes 42.
And just for an extra sugar rush I tried sandwiching two snickerdoodles with some espresso buttercream. Result? Pretty naughty but pretty delish! Hehe.
3 comments:
My american friend always raves about snickerdoodles and I wondered what the heck they were! Thanks for answering my unspoken question and I can't wait to make some for her...yum.
oh yum! Will definitely be giving that one a go
oooh I like the idea of sandwiching them together!!
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