My Christmas cookie baking series continues as I finish up my second-to-last grad quarter, study for a certification exam, and attempt to carry on my mother's tradition of cookie platters.
Today's baking escapade is one of my personal favorites and is making its first debut on a Christmas cookie platter: the honey snicker doodle. They are truly one of the most perfect, chewy cookies ever.
These things contain that Christmastime magic that can be enjoyed all year-round. The Fiancé and I brought them once to a picnic where we left early....and I tried to take the leftovers home with me....apparently that's a faux-pas. Whatever.
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| The love affair continues |
This recipe is actually from a cook book- The Deen Bros. Cookbook ...yes THOSE Deen brothers, as in sons of the butter queen herself, Paula. And you know what makes good cookies? Butter.
The characters
3 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon
2 sticks of butter
2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of honey
2 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
For the cinnamon/sugar
6 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon
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| 10 ingredients away from pure awesome |
Preheat your oven to 375. If you're NOT using a baking stone, grease your cookie pans.
Combine your sugar and butter using your KitchenAid or an electric mixer. Once mixed, add your eggs, honey and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine your dry ingredients and mix well. Add to butter mixture and blend together.
In a separate bowl, add the 6 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and mix together. Using a cookie scoop or your fingers, form small balls from the dough (less than 1 inch because these suckers spread) and roll around in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Place on your baking stone or cookie sheet about 2 inches apart, because AGAIN, these cookies SPREAD.
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| Yeah... I forgot how much these guys spread... |
Bake for about 10-11 minutes and then place on a cooling rack*** SUPER IMPORTANT: these cookies bake FAST. You will most definitely need to readjust your cooking time after each batch.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.
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| Flour mixture |
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| Yeah, just don't think about what's in the bowl |
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| Action shot brought to you by: iPhone |
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| Add eggs, vanilla extract and honey to butter mixture |
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| When the KitchenAid blends, it actually sounds like a choir of angels, not like "whirrrrrrrrrr" |
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| Once blended, it should be a sticky mess like this |
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| Add flour |
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| Once blended, it should look like this |
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| I first used a cookie scoop, but then started using my fingers because the cookies were coming out too large |
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| Ideally, you should make the cookies about this size |
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| Hello....fabulous |
The conclusion
Totally worth stealing back if you brought these to a picnic.
Moral of the story
Grinch Kristen says of these cookies: HELP ME, I'M... feeling...
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