12 Days of Cookies – Snickerdoodles

Turns out that Snickerdoodles are my sister’s favorite holiday cookie. This might not seem weird to anyone else, but to me, I was shocked when she told me. I don’t think my mom has ever made Snickerdoodles. I know that I haven’t ever made them. So I guess I’m not sure where she got this unexpected love of Snickerdoodles… But since they’re her favorite (and since she’s my favorite older-younger sister), I had to include them in my 12 Days of Cookies. Hi Brookie-Cookie!

I got this recipe from an insert that came with my Martha Stewart silicone baking mat. My dad gave me the mat for my birthday and I love it. Does just as well as my Silpats and I love the bright red color. You can see it in the picture of my Sugar Cookie post. Due to the large number of baked goods in our house, I decided to half this recipe. The dough comes together so easily, you could make these in a pinch. My half batch made exactly 2 dozen with my cookie scoop. I realized as I was looking at the recipe that I forgot to halve the amount of sugar used to roll the cookies in. Woops.

Snickerdoodles – from Martha Stewart – makes 4 dozen
2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp coarse salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350F. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Put butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture.

Stir together cinnamon and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a small bowl. Shape dough into 20 (1 3/4-inch) balls (I just used my cookie scoop); roll in cinnamon sugar. Space 3 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes.

My 12 Days of Cookies:
Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies

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9 Responses to “S’mores Cookies”

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    Rachel Cannon Humiston — October 5, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    These look SO delicious! I love cookies, especially as the holidays approach. Always on the lookout for new ideas! Thanks for sharing this one!

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    nutmegnanny — October 5, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    These look great! I did a S’mores brownie not to long ago and since then I have been craving more! There is something about S’mores that is just soooo awesome 🙂

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    Eliana — October 5, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    These beauties not look any cuter. And of course, they look super delish as well.

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    Daisy — October 5, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    I’ve had these kind of cookies before. (Someone else baked them, not me!) they are so good!

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    DizzyC — October 5, 2010 at 7:26 pm

    Over here in the UK we know that you all love S’mores and we are jealous as we dont have them!

    I am a newish follower and enjoying ur blog so much.
    I have an award for u on my blog.

    carol

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    newlywed — October 5, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    They look great! What a fun idea. I love S’mores everything! Over the summer, I had a very casual party, just days before my wedding, and made a bunch of toaster s’mores. They were so easy and a big hit!

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    Carrie — October 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    I LOVE smores and will be trying these soon!!!

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    Jes — October 9, 2010 at 10:18 am

    I’m getting ready to make these tomorrow and I’m just wondering how many cookies this makes…

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    Jen — October 9, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    Jes – It makes around 3 dozen. I updated the post to say that as well. Hope you enjoy them.

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