The Quest For The Perfect Snickerdoodle (part 1)

I have been searching for the perfect snickerdoodle for a long time. The cookie in mind is a soft loving hug for your taste buds. However all my attempts came out wrong. Weather they were solid rocks or just a bit too thin, thick, dry, whatever, they just weren’t perfect. Two years into this quest I found a recipe on food.com that came closer than any other so far. URL can be found here: http://www.food.com/recipe/soft-snickerdoodle-cookies-97496

Here they are on the tray fresh from the oven

1 cup butter

1 1/2 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

(1) Preheat oven to 350°F.

(2) Mix butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs thoroughly in a large bowl.

(3) Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.

(4) Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture.

(5) Chill dough, and chill an ungreased cookie sheet for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.

(6) Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.

(7) Scoop 1 inch globs of dough into the sugar/ cinnamon mixture.

(8) Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar mixture.

(9) Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes.

(10) Remove from pan immediately.

I would give this recipe 4 out of 5 stars SO CLOSE! however… that elusive fifth star… Its just a little bit too plain. My next attempt will include more cinnamon, maybe a pinch of nutmeg.

 

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