Sensational Snickerdoodles

My girlfriend, Jes, recently had the opportunity at work to preview some up & coming cookbooks and she brought home a few for me!! So nice! One book is all about cookies and it has the best, most creative ideas...I seriously can't wait for the Holidays to try some more of them out!

I combined this book's recipe with my recipe for Snickerdoodles, and with a house full of boys watching football, they definitely didn't last! They had the perfect amount of sweetness, spiciness, and delicious chewy texture. You may want to consider taking these to your next Holiday party!

Ingredients & Recipe:

Printable Recipe

• 1 cup of butter (softened at room temperature overnight, not melted)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. good vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt

Cream together the butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in a large bowl, until fluffy. Add in eggs (one by one) and vanilla, beat until smooth. In another bowl, combine your dry ingredients- flour, only 1/2 tsp of the cinnamon, cream of tartar, baking soda & salt (I use my sifter to blend the dry ingredients together, but you could just use a whisk). Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms (yes, it'll be sticky).

In a small bowl (cereal size), combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.

Using your hands, shape the dough into 1-inch balls and roll each into the sugar mixture.

Place each ball nicely on a lightly greased baking sheet (or use your Silpat's), keeping them about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 7-8 minutes until the bottoms are getting slightly toasty. Transfer them to a cooking rack.

I love these with a huge glass of milk, and my pal, Paul, loves these with a glass of warm cider. Either way, you're eyes may roll back when you bite into one of these soft, chewy, sweet cookies from heaven!

You Could Also Try...

• Pack these up in a Chinese food carton or other food storage, and give a dozen or 2 to coworkers, neighbors, etc., for the Holidays! Mine are 4 days old and still soft and delectable!