It's Christmas time so what better way to celebrate with some baking? One of my favorites (and easiest) are snickerdoodles! They're quite easy and once you get used to making them, you find some ways to even tweak the recipe to make it your very own. Here's what you need:
1 1/2 cups sugar (+1/4 cup for cinnamon sugar)
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter (softened!)
2 eggs
Simple right? You can add cream of tartar if you prefer but I find it a hassle and not much of a taste difference.
Preheat: 375
Cooking time: 8-18 mins (adjust according to size)
1. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
2. Beat softened butter and sugar. Then beat in eggs one by one. The batter should be of a thick, paste-like consistency. If not, add some milk for a less dry batter.
3. Slowly add flour into wet mixture and let the batter come together.
4. Mix cinnamon and 1/4 cup of sugar together and then it's time for the fun part!
5. Use a tbsp and scoop balls into your hands. Split the ball into two pieces and swirl it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Then put together and roll back into one ball. (This will give the insides some cinnamon sugar too) Continue until you finish the batter.
Here's where you can customize it:
- If you want bigger cookies, use two, 1 tbsp balls for one cookie. Just make sure you adjust the time and watch out for it in the oven.
- If you want smaller cookies, use 1 tsp balls.
- If you find yourself having some leftover batter and you don't have room or simply don't want to bake them all, you can freeze them! Just take the remaining batter and swirl it in the cinnamon sugar and roll it out into a block. Cover it with plastic wrap and parchment paper then put it in the freezer. When you want to bake them, take them out and slice into squares. Then you just bake!
