I’ve been wanting to make snickerdoodles for some time now since seeing them in a cookbook. Seeing Lorraine’s cinnadoodles a while back made me want to make them even more! It’s the glittery sugar coating that makes these babies look so delicious.

Whilst they look like a sugar cookie, it’s the nutmeg that gives a nice spice hit that works with the cinnamon sugar coating.
I made these to try and woo my new co-workers at my latest contract job. It’s great being around people that love food, and who love snacking as much as I do. These cookies went down exceptionally well during the day, one even commented they tasted like cinnamon doughnuts.

They are relatively easy to make as far as cookies go. A good classic cookie recipe to keep on file. You can also easily halve the recipe if you don’t want so many cookies. 

Snickerdoodles

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Servings 42

Ingredients

  

• 250 gram butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2¾ cup (410g) plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar, extra
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

 

• Beat butter, extract and sugars in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until just combined. Transfer to large bowl.
• Stir combined sifted flour, soda and nutmeg, in batches, into the egg mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan-forced. Line oven trays with baking paper.
• Combine extra caster sugar and cinnamon in a small shallow bowl. Roll level tablespoons of the dough into balls; roll balls in cinnamon sugar. Place balls about 7cm apart on oven trays.
•  Bake about 12 minutes. Cool on trays.

Notes

Recipe from Australian Women’s Weekly. 

Post updated 7 July 2020.