March Madness (Crinkle Sugar) Cookies
It’s that time of year again – March Madness! I had added a star to this recipe when it popped up around St Patty’s Day. I made a mental note to keep these in mind whenever I had some extra egg yolks. And believe it or, I had two extra egg yolks a couple days later. We were going over to a friend’s house to watch Purdue play in the tournament (Go Boilers!). I decided to make these cookies festive for the game using Purdue’s gold and black. Everyone loved these cookies. They’re basically snickerdoodles dipped in colored sugar. You could make these for any occasion with any colored sugars.
Crinkle Sugar Cookies – from How to Eat a Cupcake, adapted from AllRecipes.com – I got 22 cookies using my cookie scoop10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Line 2 large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl.
Add egg yolks and vanilla, and beat for 2 more minutes.
With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture a little at a time.
Roll 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and roll it in some sugar. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and the edges are just brown (the centers will still be very soft). Cool on wire racks.
These sound soo good!!!
I haven’t conquered my fear of yeast yet, but these look like a yummy way to try to.
They look great!
These look like the most delicious thing I could ever eat.
Yeast is definitely become less and less scarey for me…
Steph – you should so whip these up. They’re not too hard and worth the effort!
OH MY GOODNESS WOW! This is seriously the BESST idea!! THey look sooooo good!!
I’m glad you’re starting to conquer your fear of yeast! Those cupcakes are so photogenic. I’m getting hungry just looking at them.
what a great idea! They look great!
OMG these look awesome! I need one right now:)
Awesome!
And I saw on Cake Wrecks that today is National Cupcake Day.
These look so cute!
oh my gosh! YUM! Hubby LOVES cinnamon rolls. I’ll have to make these for him. He’ll probably eat 1/2 of them in a sitting!
My step son would go ape shit over these!!
He loves carrot cake, but no nuts or raisins – and cinnamon is his favorite spice so I made a cinnamon cream cheese frosting that would go perfect with these!!
Thanks for the idea!
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What a cool idea, they look fabulous – yum!
Adorable! Love cinnamon rolls and cupcakes… bet these are amazing… and add that cream cheese frosting…yum! I so need these the next time I actually have time to make breakfast! Great job!
These are perfect for the office since they are served in their own paper! Not to mention, they are so cute…
They are SUPER cute! Kudos to you on working out your yeast fears! π
~ingrid
adorable! But not too cute not to eat π
Super cute and beautiful!
Oh wow, these look amazing! I love cinnamon rolls… mmm… Great idea to bake them in cupcake liners! π
So glad you liked them!
Great idea! They look so cute and delicious!
What a wonderful alternative to those expensive “bake and give” paper baking molds. THanks for the idea. (found you thru taste spotting.)
fabulous!! i’m going to bookmark this one!
These are so gorgeous! You’ve given me a great idea to try out for the next batch of cinnamon rolls I’m whipping up! π
those are ADORABLE!!
LOVE THEM!
They would be good for my kid’s teachers!
YUM! Can’t wait to try this recipe and the strawberry basil ones also! Beautiful!
These are so ridiculously adorable! I bet they taste amazing simply because they’re so cute.
these look and sound soooo good! I’ll definitely have to try them soon!
These are adorable! Can’t wait to try them out π
Those look AMAZING. I’m definitely gonna try those tomorrow morning. They would go amazing with coffee for breakfast. π
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Thanks!
Try using real Cinnamon in your recipe and reduce on the sugar.
The Cinnamon that we buy in the US is actually Cassia.
Breakfast? How about, snacks – lunch – and dinner!
I totally made these from her website and looved them so much. They were so delicious and smelled so good.
Yep Pat, most of what we use in the US is Cassia. I thank Alton Brown for knowing that little fact. You can find really good cinnamon at spice stores like Penzeys.
It’s been twenty years since I’ve baked anything that didn’t come from a box. I had some time today and tried these rolls. Not bad!! They came out pretty and my husband is taking them to work tomorrow. Husband says these are really great.
Those are adorable!!! Such an amazing idea I’m making these for my Mommy christmas party! π
Idea for the frosting, try melting it a bit and then dipping the rolls in it. We used to do this at the bakery I worked at really quick way to make them look really professional! I also like the rustic look but it’s a fun way to make your coworkers jealous of your skills!
Great tip Alexandra!
These were great – made them last night to serve for a brunch this morning. 15 seconds in the microwave was all they needed to go from good to amazing and gooey. This was also my first time using yeast and now feeling confident. Thanks!
they look so good. I am looking for a good recipe, but the yeast scares me. but I think I will it give it a try soon…