Snickerdoodle Cookies

By Karen, The Food Charlatan

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Snickerdoodle Cookies do not have to be bland flavorless hockey pucks! My favorite easy recipe gives you the BEST soft and chewy Snickerdoodles that are bursting with flavor from a double dip in cinnamon sugar. I'll give you all my tips to make sure your cookies don't turn out dry and crumbly!

Servings: 33 COOKIES
Prep Time: 20 MINS | Cook Time: 10 MINS | Total Time: 30 MINS

Ingredients

1 cup salted butter, 2 sticks
1 and 1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 and 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

For rolling

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 and 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a few baking sheets with parchment paper, or line with a silicone mat.
Make the dough. In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat 1 cup butter for a couple minutes until smooth, scraping the sides and bottom a few times in between.
Add 1 and 1/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup packed brown sugar. Beat for 2 minutes, taking the time to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl in between. Your butter and sugar should be light and fluffy with no chunks at all.
Add 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat well, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl. Make sure you beat it long enough that it becomes smooth and homogenous.
Add 3 and 1/4 cups flour (be sure to spoon it into the measuring cup! Don't dip your cup into the flour bin, you will pack your flour and end up with too much!) Don't mix the flour in yet.
Use a small spoon (I use my teaspoon) to stir 1 teaspoon baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar into the flour. Gently beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Don't overdo it. There should still be flour streaks when you stop your mixer. Use a spatula to scrape down the edges of the bowl.
Continue beating just a few more seconds until all the flour streaks are gone. Do not over mix! You want to make sure all the ingredients are combined, but once that is done, stop mixing. Over mixing dough = tough cookies.
Use a large cookie scoop or a spoon to shape the dough. You want dough balls that are about 1 and 1/2 to 2 inches across. I used this cookie scoop.
Roll the cookies. In a small or medium bowl, add 1/3 cup sugar and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon. Stir together. Roll the shaped cookies in the cinnamon-sugar to coat. (Reserve the remaining cinnamon-sugar!)
Place cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet with about 2 inches in between them. I can fit 12 cookies on an 11x17 baking sheet.
Bake the cookies at 350 for about 9-11 minutes, until the edges are barely set. It's ok if the centers of the cookies (about the size of a quarter) are still shiny. The rest of the cookie should be matte. It's VERY important to not over bake snickerdoodles; underbaking slightly is what helps give them that soft and chewy texture. (Dry Snickerdoodles taste like chalk. Don't be like that.)
Shape the cookies. Immediately after taking the cookies out of the oven, use a spoon to push the edges of the cookies toward their centers. This makes the cookies round in shape and makes the center thicker and more chewy. You have to do this within 30-60 seconds of taking them out of the oven, before the edges harden. Enlist help if you can! See my Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe for more details about this technique!
Let the cookies set up on the pan for at least 3-5 minutes. Remove the cookies to a wire cooling rack and let cool for a few minutes.
While the cookies are still warm, but cool enough to handle (and not falling apart), place each cookie back into the bowl of cinnamon sugar*. Coat one side of the cookie, then flip it over and coat the other side. This gives you the ultimate cinnamon-sugar edge to your snickerdoodle! Enjoy one right away with a glass of milk!
Freezer instructions: You can freeze this dough and bake later! I like to shape the dough into balls, roll them in cinnamon sugar, and store them in a ziplock bag. They will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. I never thaw cookie dough before baking. Just bake straight from frozen and add a couple minutes to the bake time. Voila!

Notes

*If you are squeamish about using the same cinnamon-sugar that you used to roll the raw dough in, feel free to just get a new bowl and measure out another 1/3 cup sugar and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon (or just eyeball it).

Nutrition

calories: 147 kcal, carbohydrates: 22 g, protein: 2 g, fat: 6 g, saturated fat: 4 g, polyunsaturated fat: 1 g, monounsaturated fat: 2 g, trans fat: 1 g, cholesterol: 26 mg, sodium: 140 mg, potassium: 44 mg, fiber: 1 g, sugar: 12 g, vitamin a: 189 iu, vitamin c: 1 mg, calcium: 9 mg, iron: 1 mg

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Paleo And Vegan Witch Finger Cookies

By Emily, The Health Table

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SERVES:16 | PREP: 45 minutes COOK:15 minutes

TOTAL:1 hour

INGREDIENTS

For the cookies:

1/4 Cup + 3 Tbs Honey * *
1/2 Cup Coconut oil at room temperature (should be the consistency of softened butter)
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Almond extract
1 Cup Coconut flour sifted (88g)
1/4 tsp salt
16 sliced almonds

For the strawberry jelly: **

3/4 Cup frozen strawberries thawed and roughly chopped (170g - measured when fully thawed and soft)
2 Tbsp Honey *

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INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat together the honey and coconut oil and smooth and creamy. Add in the vanilla and almonds extracts and beat once more.
Add the coconut flour and salt into the bowl and stir until well combined, and a wet dough forms. Scrape the dough onto a large piece of saran wrap and wrap into a flat, thin disc. Place into the refrigerator until firm and roll-able, about 25-30 minutes.
While the dough chills, preheat your oven to 325 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small sauce pan, combine the chopped berries and honey and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook the berries, stirring frequently, until they become very thick and smooth, about 13-14 minutes. Make sure to really keep an eye at them near the end of cooking time, so they don't burn.
Transfer the berry mixture to a bowl and mash with a fork. Place into the refrigerator to set up.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll 1 Tbsp sized balls into 4 inch long finger-shapes, that are about 1/2 an inch thick. Place onto the prepared baking sheet and firmly press an sliced almond into the tip of the finger, to create fingernails. Remove the almond before baking. Then, using a small, sharp knife, make several horizontal, shallow cuts just under the finger nail, and then in the center of each finger, to represent knuckles. Lightly press in the dough on either sides of the knuckles to shape them. Place the whole pan into the freezer for 10 minutes.
Once frozen, bake the cookies until golden brown, and lightly crackly (the cracks are normal, don't worry!) about 12-13 *** minutes. Let cool on the pan COMPLETELY.
Once cooled, dip the bottom of the finger into the strawberry jam, so it looks like it's been cut off. Then, fill the finger nail space with a dollop of the jam, and press in a sliced almond.
DEVOUR.

TIPS & NOTES:

Use equal parts agave for vegan
*You will only use about half of the jam, but it's hard to make a smaller amount with it burning.
***I found that using agave required a few more minutes of baking time, just 1 or 2 more minutes!
Store cookies in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. They will become crunchy, as the coconut oil will harden once chilled. Just let them sit at room temperature for a few minutes before serving, if you like a softer cookie.