Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Snickerdoodles Revisited

Remember these?  They were supposed to be a one time deal.  But somehow I've managed to get suckered into making snickerdoodles once again.  I figured I'd try a new recipe, and this one came out wonderful.  These cookies are soft, light, and airy with slightly crunchy edges.  Be sure to follow the instructions on taking them out of the oven, and no, 300 degrees is not a typo!

Snickerdoodles (Revisited)
from here
Yield: 16-18 cookies
Ingredients
1/2 c. butter (1 stick), softened
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
For rolling:
2 tbs. granulated sugar
1 tbs. cinnamon
Directions
1. In a medium sized bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.  Set aside.
2. In another medium sized bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.  Add the egg and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.
3.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.  It's going to look very dry for a while, but keep mixing.  Now would be a good time to use your fingers, if you aren't squeamish about that sort of thing.
4. Wrap the dough tightly in saran wrap and place in the fridge for 30 to 60 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
6.  In a small bowl, mix the rolling ingredients: sugar and cinnamon.
7.  Take a golf ball sized amount of dough and roll it into a ball.  Drop it in the bowl with the sugar and cinnamon mixture and roll around until coated.  Flatten cookie dough gently with the palm of your hand.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8.  Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes and no more.  Leave on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes.  They may seem undercooked when you take them out of the oven, but they will continue to cook on the cookie sheet.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Stuffed Cheese Buns


Original recipe: http://www.yammiesnoshery.com/2012/08/peetas-stuffed-cheese-buns.html
Modifications: provolone cheese, cheddar for the top, made them smaller

texture like dinner rolls
don't forget the butter+herb mixture on top

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

One Bowl Brownies

So these are Smitten Kitchen's favorite brownies.  I can't promise to say I see why, because they didn't wow me or Sally, but they're a pretty good brownie recipe and relatively quick to make.

Original Recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2012/08/my-favorite-brownies/
Modifications: 1/3 c less sugar, added 1/4 t. cinnamon
made in a 8x6 glass pan because we're rebels like that (turn down the temp 25 degrees )