Maple Snickerdoodle Cookies

Since people are requesting I SEND snickerdoddles... from the South Bay to Australia... I thought I'd just do a public service and post the recipe so y'all can make it!  You know...

"give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" ~ English Proverb

Seriously guys, a LIFETIME of cookies.  Doesn't that sound like a much better deal?  :)  And while we're at it, we should all read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!

This is my go-to Snickerdoodle recipe!  I realized I only have Kickerdoodles (snickerdoodles with a kick) on my blog, so I shall post these Maple Snickerdoodles!

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Maple Snickerdoodles by Lovin' from the Oven

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup salted butter (or you can use unsalted and add about 1/4 tsp salt)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tblsp real maple syrup
• 1 egg

• 3 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon (this is the only thing I really changed.  I found that 2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon made them very dark and I think a lighter mix of cinnamon makes them prettier and less "burnt" looking)

Note: you will need to refrigerate the dough for at least an hour before baking!  I wanted to highlight this cause sometimes I don't read through the directions first and then find out I have to WAIT.  I also would recommend mixing everything in a plastic bowl, not metal, if you plan on refrigerating the dough in the bowl.  I usually like to put it in plastic/saran wrap into a little package before putting it in the fridge.  It seems to not dry out as much.  See below for a picture!

1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the maple syrup and egg until combined. Add dry ingredients, stir until just mixed.
3. Refrigerate dough for at least an hour.  I like to wrap it in plastic wrap instead of leaving it in the bowl.  See below for picture!
4. Preheat oven to 350F.
5. Roll dough into balls. Roll each ball in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, with space in between.  (I usually do 12 cookies to one cookie sheet.)
6. Bake until tops are crackly, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven and leave cookies on sheets to cool slightly, about 2 minutes. Eat a few and then when they are all cooled, box 'em up!

Dough wrapped in plastic wrap before refrigerating for at least an hour.  Like a block of C4!  :oP

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Let me know if your cookies turn out wonderful!  What are your favorite flavor of cookies?

      

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Grabbed this shot waiting for Tim to get out of work.  I reeeally like it.  Finding interesting things on the street.

I've baked like 200% more than I used to.  Well, at least in the winter and spring.  Summer got too hot since the apt felt like an oven!

Have you mailed a smile today?  :D  Second round of Pixar stamps.  I still haven't used them yet.  I think I enthusiastically bought too many of the first round ones.   :oP

I believe this was the day I traded writing favors for an iced coffee with a co-worker.  This is how we roll.

Front porch.  After the rain.  Beauty in everyday life.

                                                                                   

Earl Grey Tea Cookies

Yesterday we hosted a "Pride & Prejudice: Tea & Crumpets" tea party with our community group (aka Bible study). On a Friday night. :oP It was actually all Tim's idea. No kidding. :)

It was fabulous! People brought the yummiest desserts! I learned what crumpets are... English muffins! Or as wiki puts it, "a savory griddle cake." And that didn't seem very fun at 7:30pm on a Friday night, so we went with cookies and cakes and scones and other lovelies. :)

The spread! Tartlets, chocolate cake balls, cheesy scones, rice krispy treats, digestives!, coffee cake, and cookies. And tea of course!

Earl Grey Tea cookies

I made Trader Joe's Cinnamon Crumb Cake (so easy, so good!) and Earl Grey Tea Cookies! The tea cookies were a big hit and I was quite happy by how they turned out. Except they were a bit salty. And I just realized I had used salted butter instead of unsalted. Which explains everything. Which is great because that means when I make them correctly they will taste even better!!!

 

(Taken with Instagram)

Earl Grey Tea Cookies (by theKitchn)

1 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon Earl Grey tea leaves*
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon water
1/2 cup unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 375°F. Pulse together all the dry ingredients in a food processor until the tea leaves are pulverized.

Add vanilla, water, and butter. Pulse together until a dough is formed. Form the dough into a log onto a piece of wax or parchment paper. Wrap the paper around and roll the log smooth. Freeze now, or chill for at least 30 minutes.

When chilled, slice the log into 1/3 inch thick pieces. Place on baking sheets and bake until the edges are just brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.

Makes two dozen.

*Note: theKitchn said they got better flavor from ripping open teabags for the tea leaves than from buying more expensive loose leaf. I've only made this once, with Twinings Earl Grey Tea bags, so I don't have a comparison but I thought it turned out great with the tea bags.

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I am quite excited to try this with other teas... green tea... chai tea... oh the possibli-teas! heh heh heh. :D

What kind of tea cookies are your favorite? Or if you haven't tried any, what flavor do you think you'd like?

                

I AM FAMOUS

This will be a sort of blog post continuum... where I link to a post that links to my post that links to a post.  I am also a dork.

Anyway.  If you didn't know.

I. AM. FAMOUS.

See here:  Cooking with Friends: Kickerdoodles

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I. AM. ALVINA-CHOMPS. Hahah.

It's like the most amazing post about kickdoodles that puts my post to bordom and shame. Though mostly just bordom. :D

Penga is amaaazingly creative and so very entertaining.

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Visit her post for to view the entire story of Penga-Tamama and Alvina-Chomp making kickerdoodles!

                       

Kickerdoodles

It's been sooooo long!  >_<  Lots to blog about but I never seem to find the time to!  But today I decided to get a post in on my new wrangled idea.  :D

So it was our turn to bring snacks to Bible study and I decided to make maple snickerdoodles.  They were recommended by my friend Abby and from Lovin' the Oven!  This is a FANTASTIC recipe.  I've gotten rave reviews about it.

A few months ago, I tried another snickerdoodle recipe from Lovin' the Oven and randomly (possibly with Tim's help) got the idea while rolling the dough in cinnamon and sugar, to roll some in cinnamon and sugar + cayenne pepper!  They had a bit of a kick, so I came to name them KICKERDOODLES.

This shall be patented/copyrighted/licensed soon!  :oP

The Kickerdoodle

(It basically looks like a snickedoodle with some red dots)

I made half the batch normal for my office and half the batch kickerdoodles for my collesague/friend who likes all things hot and spicy, and she loved them!  She thought they were only a little tingly, so for the hot and spicy lovin' folks, you might have to kick it up a few notches to compensate for their burnt, shot out, over spiced tongues.  :oP

I made them exactly like the maple snickerdoodle recipe but in addition to the two parts sugar to one part cinnamon, I added one part cayenne pepper.  You can of course add less or more.  Though if you don't add enough, you probably won't be able to taste it (unless you're super sensitive to spicy things).  It's very, very easy extra step at the end to pack a punch.  And cayenne pepper in a cookie is kinda fun, zany idea.  :)  [thinkoutsidethebox]


KICKERDOODLES  (Adapted from Maple Snickerdoodles by Lovin' the Oven)

•2 cups all-purpose flour
•1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
•1/4 teaspoon baking soda
•1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
•1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•1/2 cup salted butter (or you can use unsalted and add about 1/4 tsp salt)
•1 cup granulated sugar
•3 tablespoon real maple syrup
•1 egg
•2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon and 1 part cayenne pepper


1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt.

2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the maple syrup and egg until combined. Add dry ingredients. Beat until just mixed.

3. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes to an hour (the longer the better)

4. Preheat oven to 350F.

5. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball in the sugar/cinnamon/cayenne pepper mixture. Arrange balls on cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.

6. Bake until tops are crackly, about 9-12 minutes. Remove from oven and leave cookies on sheets to cool slightly, about 2 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.

If you make 'em, lemme know how you like them!