Alright, I’ll admit it. I’m getting a little tired of the promise of Fall weather and just getting 80-90 degree temperatures.
In my attempt to make it seem like it was Fall outside, I made snickerdoodles.
They certainly made our house smell like cinnamon sugar and everything nice.
Snickerdoodles
adapted from Martha Stewart
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
How-To
- Preheat heat oven to 400°.
- Sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In your stand mixer, cream the butter, shortening and sugar for about 2 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour mixture until combined.
- In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and turbinado sugar.
- Using a tablespoon melon scoop, form balls, roll in the cinnamon sugar, and place on the greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cookies start to crack.
Servings: 45 cookies
A fabulous treat!
I love snickerdoodles and yours look so good ! May I ask where you got that cookie jar with label? I’d love to get one, great idea ! Love your blog!!!
Thank you! I got the jar at World Market, but I’m pretty sure they carry them at Pier One, as well. I hope you find it okay!
I think snicker doodle cookies should have a holiday named after them, they are the best cookies. Thanks for your cookie version, look forward to trying.
I just made a batch of these and they turned out fantastic! Thanks for sharing!!
We’re sitting on 50-60 degree weather here in the midwest… you can have it! I hate the cold and can’t wait for spring to be back! On another note… these snickerdoodles sound fabulous!
What is turbinado sugar ? I have been looking at some of your recipes and deffinitely want to try some …. Do you have a good Peanut butter Ball recipe ?
Turbinado sugar is a natural brown colored sugar. You may see it called ‘sugar in the raw’ too. It’s a good natural substitute for your typical refined sugar and also for brown sugar that is made by just adding molasses to the refined sugar.
I am all about ingesting the least amount of processed foods as possible, and this is just one good step towards that.
I find that using turbinado sugar on top of cookies, pies or muffins creates a great crunchy crust too!
As far as Peanut Butter Balls, I’m actually making some next week! I’m using the Joy of Baking recipe and modifying it just a little bit. You can find it here.