DESERTS - COOKIES !!!

SNICKER DOODLES

LET'S MAKE SOME COOKIES !!!!!

There are 5 types of cookies in this 

world.  Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Peanut

Butter Blossoms, Snicker doodles, and 

anything from the Girl Scouts. That it. Period, 

end of discussion. Oh there are a million or so 

more, but these are the only ones worth eating. 

We can't make Girl Scout cookies, so we will 

make the four three instead. Besides, you 

should BUY those. Support those girls!

My old man use to say, “There is no such 

thing as a bad cookie. Some just taste better 

than others,” This is true, but our time is 

limited so lets stick to the TOP FOUR. 

Lets face it. If the Florida Gators are on one 

channel, and Beaver College is on the other 

channel, which one are we going to watch ?? 

That's my point.

I actually know someone who attended Beaver 

College before they changed the name in 

2001. Her sister ended up at Ball State. What 

were they thinking? But that's a story for 

another time.(My wife says that I have a 

strange sense of humor) 

So do we go out and get a tube of that stuff 

you cut into slices and they turn into cookies? 

HELL NO !!!

We make 'em from scratch. Period. End of 

discussion.

I have nothing against the Pillsbury Company. 

Ole 'Pop N Fresh' has been around forever. I 

grew up with that fat little S.O.B. Their 

Cinnimon Rolls are the second best in the 

world. Nothing compares with 'Cin A Bon'. 

And we will use some of their products in our 

cooking quest.

But if you ever buy one of those tubes of 

cookies, I will hunt you down. And it won't be 

pretty. I promise.

Today we are making my favorite cookie in 

the whole wide world. SNICKER DOODLES. 

I realize that these cookies don't have my three 

favorite things. Peanut butter, chocolate, or 

beer. I have not figured out how to add beer. 

Yet.

This past weekend, I was watching 'Americas 

Test Kitchen' on PBS and they made 

Snicker doodles.

So, proving that televisions is habit forming,  

I got this huge craving for Snicker doodles

them so off the kitchen we went. But first 

Penny pulled out her 1960's High School cook 

book (courtesy of Betty Crocker) and that 

recipe was exactly like they made on 'Americas

Test Kitchen'.

Here is the recipe. Hope you enjoy it. It is 

super easy and makes five dozen delights.

SNICKERDOODLES

½ CUP SOFT SHORTENING

½ CUP SOFT BUTTER (ROOM TEMPERATURE, NOT MELTED)

1 ½ CUPS SUGAR

2 EGGS

2 ¾ CUPS FLOUR

2 TSP CREAM OF TARTER

1 TSP BAKING SODA

¼ TSP SALT

GATHER UP THE INGREDIENTS

HEAT OVEN TO 400 DEGREES. MIX SHORTENING, BUTTER, SUGAR AND EGGS THOROUGHLY.

MEASURE FLOUR BY DIP LEVEL POUR METHOD. (IN OTHER WORDS, MAKE IT LEVEL IN THE MEASURING CUP)

STIR ALL THE INGREDIENTS IN MIXER.

IN A BOWL, MIX 4 TBSP OF SUGAR AND 4 TSP OF CINNAMON. YAY, CINNAMON !!!

ROLL INTO BALLS THE SIZE OF WALNUTS ( 16 GRAMS)

HANDY DANDY WEIGHING MACHINE

ROLL THE BALL IN THE CINNAMON/SUGAR MIXTURE (YOU MIGHT WANT TO MAKE EXTRA – YOU CAN PUT IT ON TOAST IN THE MORNING)

PLACE ON COOKIE SHEET ABOUT 2 INCHES APART (MAKE SURE YOU PUT PARCHMENT PAPER ON THE SHEET !)

BAKE 8 TO 10 MINUTES, TURNING THE SHEET 180 DEGREES AFTER 4 MIN

Remove from the sheet and place on a rack to cool.

Don't worry if they are a bit 'puffy' in the middle. They will flatten out just fine when they cool.

You do not have to share. You made em! You eat em!