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.

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20 Responses to “Snickerdoodle Blondies”

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    oneordinaryday — December 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Yum. I bet your kitchen smelled amazing while these were baking!

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    nutmegnanny — December 10, 2009 at 1:13 am

    Awesome! These are sooooo something I would love. I’m also totally with you on the whole bar cookie thing. It’s so easy to just do one thing and then lounge until they done.

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    Memรณria — December 10, 2009 at 2:27 am

    So many bloggers are making cookie bars and blondies these days. I’ve tried the snickerdoodle blondies, and they are so good!!! YUM! Lovely photos!

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    Nancy @ Live love laugh — December 10, 2009 at 5:21 am

    We do love Snickerdoodles! I have never made a good blondie and have not made many bar cookes…so it is time to start! Thanks!
    ~Nancy

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    Nancy @ Live love laugh — December 10, 2009 at 5:21 am

    We do love Snickerdoodles! I have never made a good blondie and have not made many bar cookes…so it is time to start! Thanks!
    ~Nancy

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    stephchows — December 10, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    mmmm I don’t mind your bar kick one bit! yum!

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    Shauna — December 10, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    Yum! What a great idea.

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    Ingrid — December 10, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    I’ve made been making these for a couple of years. My family and I LOVE them. I was making them so often I pretty much had the recipe memorized! Yours look great! I hope your sister gets a chance to try them sometime.
    ~ingrid

    Btw, anything in the bar form rocks over regular cookies! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    JackieA31509 — December 10, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    I’m pretty sure I want to leave work immediately and make these!

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    themilkmanswife — December 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    When I saw these pop up in my google reader yesterday, I made them right away! Mostly because we were snowed in and I had everything on hand. They are so simple, but so wonderful. We loved them! Thanks for sharing! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    Julia from Dozen Flours — December 11, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    Glad you like my recipe! ๐Ÿ™‚ Gorgeous photos!

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    Kat — December 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    I am going to have to try these as I love snickerdoodles and blondies!

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    Mollie — December 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Great recipe!
    I used it (don’t worry – gave you credit!), and added to it. Check out my More is More Bars (aka Sinckerdoodle Cranberry Chocolate Cheesecake Blondie Bars).

    http://eatrunread.blogspot.com/

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    Kasey — March 3, 2010 at 1:42 am

    I made these for my boss’ family (they are having a rough few weeks) and as far as I know they were a hit with the kids! Unfortunately I did not get to try one myself, but they looked delish! Thanks for the recipe!

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    Ashley — March 6, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Snickerdoodles are my favorite cookie, so cannot wait to try this recipe!

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    Ashley — March 31, 2010 at 12:56 am

    I made these this weekend and they were so good. So moist and thick and cinnamon sugary!! I posted them on my blog! ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://ashleyscookingadventures.blogspot.com/2010/03/snickerdoodle-blondies.html

    Thanks so much for sharing!

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    Audrey — April 1, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    I made these with a slight variation to the size and crust. My roommates and I nearly died when they were in the oven, the smell was incredible. I took a pan to class and they were devoured. I was slightly happy about this because I would have finished them myself!

    http://mysceneandherd.blogspot.com/2011/03/snickerdoodle-blondies.html

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    beantownbaker — April 2, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    So glad you enjoyed the recipe.

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    Tara — April 19, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    Pinned this. Made it. LOVED it! Recommended it and have shared the recipe to others! Blogged about how great they are: http://spotofteadesigns.com/2014/04/pinned-recipes-tested-with-reviews/

    • beantownbaker — April 21st, 2014 @ 5:13 pm

      So glad you enjoyed them (and pinned them, and blogged about them!)

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