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Friday December 9, 2011 by Alexandra C.

I enjoy a good challenge, especially when it comes to cooking or baking but when it gets to be the holiday season, I think it's best to go with the easiest possible recipes. I've already told about my feelings for cheating when baking for the holidays, but another possible solution to the rush of the holidays is to use very few and very common ingredients and simple techniques.

Snickerdoodle cookies definitely fit the bill here. They're a simple, light and sweet cookie with a cinnamon bite- perfect for all your cookie exchange parties. Plus- they have a cute name that's fun to say!

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

For rolling dough:
5 tablespoons sugar 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 375F

Cream the butter, at room temperature. You don't need to fully cream it, because you'll be adding more ingredients next.

Tip: I don't usually have room temperature butter on hand so I like to microwave it for around 10-15 seconds to warm it up and make it easier to cream.

Add sugar to creamed butter.

Cream both these together until smooth and fluffy.

Beat in the egg, you can use a mixer on a low speed or a wooden spoon.

Add in vanilla extract and mix.

Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix well.

This is what it will look like when done!

In a separate, small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon.

Form the dough into balls 1 inch across, roll them into a mixture of the sugar and cinnamon and place them on a baking sheet, leaving enough space for the cookies to expand.

Bake for about 8-10 minutes.

Tip: The cookies should be a light golden brown colour. Be sure not to overbake them.

And there you are- fresh from the oven snickerdoodles that are ready to be devoured!

Recipe via cookingcloset.com

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	on Jan 05, 2013 Jozutts 483 said: I just made these tonight. They are so quick and easy to make and the house smells so good. If it wasn't for my husband, I would eat the whole batch! Definitely making these again :)
	on Apr 28, 2012 lisa_amanda40 725 said: I made these for Christmas when I first got off on mat leave and they got eaten before Christmas so I had to make another batch before people started coming over to meet the baby.
	on Dec 14, 2011 PDladybug 562 said: Love the pictures and the recipe - will try my first snickerdoodle cookie.
	on Dec 12, 2011 Aliza 14,097 said: These probably taste amazing! I would add some icing and sprinkles on top just to spice them up a bit and keep it festive. Thanks for the great recipe. Can't wait to try it!
	on Dec 11, 2011 jmca 1,013 said: I've never tried these but it sounds simple enough to make.
	on Dec 10, 2011 AlexJC said: Chef's Note! I'm a big cinnamon fan so I loaded up on that, but if you aren't a big fan, just add more white sugar and a bit of cinnamon to spice it up!
	on Dec 09, 2011 Bren 21,013 said: I made a double batch of these tonight its a great easy recipe and they are delicious!I mixed red colored sugar with the cinnamon to roll the dough in and the colored sugar is quite pretty.You really do have to space them out they puff right up...Thanks for sharing the recipe.
	on Dec 09, 2011 amyknows 2,101 said: Snikerdoodles. The sole reason I will gain weight over the holidays. hahaha Most delicious cookie of all time! Thanks for the awesome recipe!! :) You're fab!
	on Dec 09, 2011 takanikki 1,997 said: Yum, yum, yum. All this baking is really tempting me. Hope I can get all of the great recipes recently done after my exams & before the family comes. :D
	on Dec 09, 2011 luxx 2,028 said: I'm not big on cinnamon so I've never had them before but I think I would try them :)