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Well, hello there!
I have a great little cookie recipe for you today.
I know it’s dismal old, diet happy January.
Yes. I do know.
The sun here in Salt Lake City has been missing in action for weeks now. I happened to be driving home from a family funeral in Southern Utah a few days ago….and good gracious! The yucky inversion around this city of Salt Lake is down right hideous!
It was nice to be in a small town for a few days…
…and gaze at a blue sky.
Spending time with my extended family wasn’t half bad either.
Alright, I’ll admit…it was down right fabulous.
It was pretty much the funniest funeral I have ever attended.
And, I mean no disrespect.
But, my relatives down south are side busting funny, I tell you.
I can honestly say I have never heard so many funny stories…
….or so many swear words declared over the pulpit
in a Mormon Church
…in my life.
To my relatives down south I say, I love ya!!!!!
It was great to be with you.
These buttery-cinnamon sugary-chewy cookies are really to die for.
To live for.
To love.
To make….
this very day, if it suits your fancy.
I dare say they are one of the best cookies I have ever made.
Hope you love them!
1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes folks. Add the eggs and cream for about 2 minutes more. This is a really important step. Creaming the dough at this point will give you soft chewy cookies later on in the game.
2. In a separate bowl combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add it to your creamed mixture. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
3. In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon sugar coating. Roll the dough into balls and roll it around in the coating.
4. Place the cookies on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Don’t set them too close to each other. You want them to have room to spread out and not have to touch each other while they bake.
5. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. You only want to bake them until the outsides crack. Then take them out and let them finish cooking on the hot cookie sheet. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- Cookie Dough:
- 1 C butter, softened
- 1 1/2 C sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 C flour
- 2 t cream of tartar
- 1 t baking soda
- 2 t baking powder
- 1/8 t salt
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
- 3 T sugar
- 1 1/2 t cinnamon
Instructions
1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes folks. Add the eggs and cream for about 2 minutes more. This is a really important step. Creaming the dough at this point will give you soft chewy cookies later on in the game.
2. In a separate bowl combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add it to your creamed mixture. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
3. In a small bowl mix together the cinnamon sugar coating. Roll the dough into balls and roll it around in the coating.
4. Place the cookies on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Don't set them too close to each other. You want them to have room to spread out and not have to touch each other while they bake.
5. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. You only want to bake them until the outsides crack. Then take them out and let them finish cooking on the hot cookie sheet. Enjoy!
5. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes. You only want to bake them until the outsides crack. Then take them out and let them finish cooking on the hot cookie sheet. Enjoy!
I found your blog button at another blog and am checking you out. =) I LOVE snickerdoodles! I adore how you wrap a ribbon around them. Sounds like quite a memorable funeral huh? I imagine that's just how the deceased would have preferred it. Have a great day – stay warm in the kitchen.
Mmmm I love snickerdoodles. Can't wait to make these.
These cookies look amazing…I love the pictures! The rainbow plate looks like a great way to cure the winter blah's. We might be making these cookies today 🙂
I am always up for Snickerdoodles!
You have no idea how much love I have for snickerdoodle cookies….Have I found a recipe yet that satisfies me?? NO!! I am going to try yours if you don't mind.
Hey Jamie, How far south were you? There's been lots here, Heres a fun tip: Pan parchment paper! saves alot of grief when it comes to doing cookies, cinnamon rolls, bread sticks, etc. you name it, Alison's pantry has them for $6.99 per hundred, soo worth it! Thanks for sharing such scrumious recipes!! love reading your blog!!
Love,love,LOVE snicker doodles. They are fabulous dipped in a mug of hot chocolate! P.S. It warms my heart to know my fun lovin' relatives aren't the only ones to use inappropriate sentence enhancers over the pulpit at funerals (I'm surprised my hubby's Grandma didn't sit straight up in the casket over some of the tender thoughts that were shared at her funeral. I was afraid I would have to cover the baby's ears before it was over!
I made these and my dough was super sticky. I'm not sure what I did wrong… I'm sure they will taste fabulous, all your recipes do. I wonder if I just creamed things too long or something. Any ideas?
Hi Melissa,
Sometimes if your butter is super soft, like to the point where some of is is a bit runny you can end up with sticky dough. The mixing shouldn't be the issue, unless you mixed it for like 10 minutes and the butter got to warm. Hope they turn out ok!!!!!!
Good Luck!
~Jamie
Hi Mary,
I was in Cedar City this past week. We had a lot of fun. Thanks for the parchmant paper tip. I do have some…I just always get worried that it will affect the taste, or texture of the cookie. But now that you suggest it, I will give it a try next time. Esspecially for sweet rolls. Cleaning the pans after making those can be a huge project. Thanks for the tip! Have a good one!
~Jamie