Who In Here Likes Snickerdoodles?

[Judy Haffner]

They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
toss-up, I think.

Maybe you have another #1 favorite cookie?

Most Snickerdoodle recipes call for the balls of dough to be coated with
a cinnamon/sugar mixture before baking, but today I made them with a
coating of cinnamon, sugar AND nutmeg and they are wonderful! I love
nutmeg, and the addition to this recipe, makes them even better, IMO.

The exact recipe:

Snickerdoodle Cookies

2-34 cups flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (I cut in half)
1 cup shortening
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Topping:
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tbsp. sugar

Beat shortening and 1-1/4 cups shortening till fluffy with electric
mixer. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and mix on low
speed until blended.

Roll dough into balls, 1 tbsp. at a time, between palms of hands.

Combine topping ingredients; roll balls of dough in topping to coat
well. (I made up all the cookies into balls and placed on waxed paper,
before I put them into the coating). Place 2" apart on ungreased sheets.
Bake at 400º about 10 minutes, until tops are cracked and cookies are
lightly browned. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

Judy

[George M. Middius]

Judy Haffner wrote:

> Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes,

No chocky chippers?

> The exact recipe:

No no no, we only like approximate recipes here.

How bout them Rooshin ones? Got a recipe?

[sf]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:59:16 -0800, jhaf...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
> my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
> toss-up, I think.

I like them, but believe it or not - I had never heard of them until
my youngest was at least in 3rd grade, so I had to be on "the other
side" of 35 at the time.

>
> Maybe you have another #1 favorite cookie?

Chocolate chip cookies are a perpetual favorite, but my current
favorite is Thumbprint cookies. Soooo easy! Make balls out of
shortbread using the #70 scooper, use a 1/4t to measure raspberry jam
and make the depression. Bake.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Jul 15, 2:59 pm, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner) wrote:
>
> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
> my family.
>

> Judy
>
>
I like them but they're not my number 1 choice. If someone is making
them I'll not turn them down if that's all they're offering.

[jmcquown]

"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:59:16 -0800, jhaf...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner)
> wrote:
>>
>> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
>> my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
>> toss-up, I think.
>
> I like them, but believe it or not - I had never heard of them until
> my youngest was at least in 3rd grade, so I had to be on "the other
> side" of 35 at the time.
>>

I never heard of them until *I* was on the other side of 35 :)

Jill

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Jul 15, 6:51 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
>

> news:7ta608lima2hth7od...@4ax.com...> On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:59:16 -0800, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner)

> > wrote:
>
> >> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
> >> my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
> >> toss-up, I think.
>
> > I like them, but believe it or not - I had never heard of them until
> > my youngest was at least in 3rd grade, so I had to be on "the other
> > side" of 35 at the time.
>
> I never heard of them until *I* was on the other side of 35 :)
>
> Jill
>
>

I was also on the the other side of 35. First encounter with them was
in Pennsylvania and thought at the time they must be a local favorite.

[Christopher M.]

> sheets. Bake at 400� about 10 minutes, until tops are cracked and

> cookies are lightly browned. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
>
> Judy

I like chocolate-chip snickerdoodles (aka Wookie cookies).


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

[Cheryl]

> Bake at 400� about 10 minutes, until tops are cracked and cookies are

> lightly browned. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
>
> Judy
>

Looks good to me! Thanks! Can you sub butter for the shortening?

[Cheryl]

On 7/15/2012 4:55 PM, sf wrote:

> Chocolate chip cookies are a perpetual favorite, but my current
> favorite is Thumbprint cookies. Soooo easy! Make balls out of
> shortbread using the #70 scooper, use a 1/4t to measure raspberry jam
> and make the depression. Bake.

I should make some of those. I have some strawberry preserves to use up
from the Red Velvet cake I made for Valentines day. It was the filling
along with the cream cheese icing. I hope it's still good. I sniff it
everytime I think about it and it smells ok.

[sf]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:43:03 -0400, Cheryl <jlhs...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Looks good to me! Thanks! Can you sub butter for the shortening?

Butter will make your cookie crispy, but you can substitute margarine
for the shortening.

[Judy Haffner]

Cheryl wrote:

>Looks good to me! Thanks! Can you sub
> butter for the shortening?

I never have used butter in Snickerdoodles, but I would suppose you
could, but would probably give them a different texture. Shortening
makes them chewy and very firm (good milk dunkers!) and they also pack
well to store, or mail out, when I send to the my granddaughters away at
college. Butter would no doubt make them crisp and more fragile?

Judy

[ImStillMags]

On Jul 15, 12:59 pm, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner) wrote:

My recipe we used in the restaurant is the same as use except instead
of shortening we used butter blend (it's a brand of a butter-margerine
blend). I prefer the buttery flavor. We made ours with a cookie
scoop so that they were large. They were crispy on the outside and
tender inside. Certainly were a crowd favorite. I haven't made
them in a long time. The nutmeg sounds nice.

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:a6h3ca...@mid.individual.net...

They are my dad's favorite so we often had them around. People always baked
them for him.

[Judy Haffner]

sf wrote:

>Chocolate chip cookies are a perpetual
> favorite, but my current favorite is
> Thumbprint cookies. Soooo easy! Make
> balls out of shortbread using the #70
> scooper, use a 1/4t to measure
> raspberry jam and make the depression.
> Bake.

No doubt if a poll was taken, chocolate chip cookies would lead all
others as America's #1 favorite cookie, but they are probably my least
favorite, along with peanut butter cookies. Hubby's fav. is p. butter,
and I do make them for him, and chocolate chip for the grandchildren, as
they really like them. One of my favorite cookie of all times has to be
Oatmeal Raisin, or any soft raisin spice cookie.

I always make thumbprints for the holidays. Mom always made the kind you
dipped in slightly beaten egg white and rolled in crushed nuts, but I
like the Shortbread Raspberry Thumbprints (I think I have posted the
recipe in here?) It is a rich shortbread dough, and has almond extract
in the cookie and in the glaze that you drizzle over the warm cookie. I
put about 1/4 tsp. raspberry jam in the indention before baking.
Delightful cookies!

Judy

[jmcquown]

"Judy Haffner" <jhaf...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:12004-500...@storefull-3251.bay.webtv.net...

When I was a kid Mom made chocolate chip cookies with peanut butter in the
dough. They were good, but I'd vote for oatmeal cookies, too :)

Jill

[Dave Smith]

On 15/07/2012 3:59 PM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
> my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
> toss-up, I think.

My mother used to make them quite regularly and my first baking
experience ( that I remember) is helping her make Snickerdoodles.

When I was a kid my favourite cookie was one that was discussed here
recently, oatmeal sandwich cookies with sate filling.

[Jeanine Alyse]

On Jul 15, 12:59 pm, jhaff...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner) wrote:

> They have probably been the most popular cookie through the years with
> my family....well, Snickerdoodles and Russian Teacakes, as would be a
> toss-up, I think.
>
> Maybe you have another #1 favorite cookie?

Snickerdoodles are still my youngest gran's favorite. Mine became
King Arthur Flour's Butter Shortbread Pecan cookies years ago, until
the first time I made The Pioneer Woman's "Everything Cookies" that I
just made again on Saturday. They remain soft and chewy for days:

Everything Cookies – 375 for 12 minutes – 9-10 dozen
Pioneer Woman - Regular scoop, just barely over-rounded and sheeted
4x6. To retain best after-bake moisture, do not press scooped mounds
down before baking.

1-1/2 cups butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups brown sugar
4 whole eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
4-1/4 cups flour
4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1-1/3 cup Quick Oats
3 cups Quaker Granola (Oats And Honey, yellow box)
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
3 cups dried fruits* snipped, whatever may be on hand
*best is 2/3rds Cran-Raisins plus 1/3rd apricot, pineapple or peach.

Cream the butter and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla.

Add the whisked flour, baking soda, and salt combination.

Add in the oatmeal and granola (break up granola clumps).

Fold in the pecans and the fruits.

Scoop dough balls onto sheets to bake until edges lightly brown; the
tops are not to color much at all. Quick-pack as soon as cooled
enough so they’ll retain a good amount of moisture for best
chewiness.

[sf]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:59:39 -0800, jhaf...@webtv.net (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

> I always make thumbprints for the holidays. Mom always made the kind you
> dipped in slightly beaten egg white and rolled in crushed nuts, but I
> like the Shortbread Raspberry Thumbprints (I think I have posted the
> recipe in here?) It is a rich shortbread dough, and has almond extract
> in the cookie and in the glaze that you drizzle over the warm cookie. I
> put about 1/4 tsp. raspberry jam in the indention before baking.
> Delightful cookies!

Judy, I've seen your recipe and I'm pretty sure that's the one that
spurred me into making them the first time. I'd never eaten a home
made one before I made them myself (in fact, the last cookie from the
last batch is sitting on my counter right now awaiting its fate). The
commercial type of thumbprint cookie is so awful that I just didn't
like them; but home made is soooo fracking good - I'm hooked!

[sf]

On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:59:17 -0400, "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>
> When I was a kid Mom made chocolate chip cookies with peanut butter in the
> dough. They were good, but I'd vote for oatmeal cookies, too :)

I make oatmeal cookies and use chocolate chips instead of raisins, so
it's the best of both worlds. :)

[sf]

On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:06:43 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
<sitar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My recipe we used in the restaurant is the same as use except instead
> of shortening we used butter blend (it's a brand of a butter-margerine
> blend). I prefer the buttery flavor.

Give me a hint - what brand do I look for in the grocery store? I
just bought some Imperial to use for cookie making last month.