It's my very first Qassia day and I'm snowed in with the very first real snow storm of the season. With an overwhelming urge to hibernate I'm dreaming of yummy, sugary, fat-filled comfort food. Looking through my grandmother's recipe box I come across a very old, well-worn and loved, yellowing and slightly greasy index card and a flood of memories comes pouring into my little kitchen. This is the PERFECT cookie for a day like today (and really ANY day!) SNICKER DOODLES! For those of you with a childhood deprived of this treat with the whacky and whimsical name, a snicker doodle is kind of a soft but crispy cinnamon and sugar cookie.
The following recipe is the very BEST traditional snicker doodle cookie I've ever tried (and man, I've tried a few!)
NANA'S SNICKER DOODLE RECIPE
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 ½ cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350̊.
Mix butter, 1 ½ cups sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.
Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture.
Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes.
Prepare 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.
Roll 1 inch balls of dough into the sugar/cinnamon mixture and coat.
Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.
Remove from pan immediately.
Eat warm with a glass of milk! Yummm!
