My Sweet One
As a matter of course, M and I try not to keep too many sweets around the house. We always have a pint (or two, or three) of ice cream in the freezer, but don't often buy things like cookies or candy or chocolate. Both of us are usually satisfied with a spoonful or two of ice cream after dinner (and lately have been foregoing the ice cream for a clementine from the lovely box we bought at Whole Foods). However, sometimes my sweet tooth gets the best of me, and I find myself frustratedly rustling through our cabinets, cursing the fact that we don't even have an errant Oreo to satisfy my craving.
Last night was one of those nights and so at about 8:30pm I found myself in the kitchen whipping together a batch of my favorite homemade cookies, Snickerdoodles.
A very simple sugar cookie, Snickerdoodles can usually be made with ingredients on hand in any normal pantry:
- 1/2 C butter
- 1 C sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 C flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Cream the butter and the sugar, add the egg and the vanilla and mix thoroughly. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt, add to the creamed mixture and blend well. Chill for at least an hour, then roll into balls, roll the balls in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar, and bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
These make lovely, soft little cookies with a sandy texture from the cinnamon sugar coating. Unless, of course, you're jonesing for sugar, and you forgo the "chill for at least an hour" part, bake them immediately, and have flatter, crisper cookies (I do recommend patience and chilling the dough, however).
Eat two immediately with a glass of milk. Eat one for breakfast the next morning. Give the rest to your husband to take to work so they're out of your sight forevermore.
(Recipe makes 2 dozen cookies)
Comments
I just made these Snickerdoodles and they are wonderful. Thank you.
Posted by: Tracey | February 14, 2004 05:06 PM