Snickerdoodles

Name: Snickerdoodles
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: Makes about 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 250 g (8 oz) plain flour; large pinch of grated nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon salt; 115 g (3¾ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon or orange rind; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, to coat; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; 2 tablespoons sugar, to coat; 175 g (5¾ oz) sugar; 1 egg yolk

Preparation info

Makes about
30

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

These citrus-flavoured biscuits with their cinnamon sugar coating have appeared under many different names in regional American cookbooks since the last century. In many midwest cookbooks they are referred to as Snickerdoodles, as in this recipe.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) plain flour
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Americas
United States
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to moderately hot 190°C (375°F/Gas 5). Prepare two baking trays by brushing with melted butter.
Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and grated nutmeg. Cream together the butter and sugar, add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla a