Recipe Box - Snickerdoodles

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.  

So said Leonardo DaVinci; and if he's right, this unassuming little cookie is sophisticated indeed! 

Here's how you make simple, sophisticated snickerdoodles:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together:

1 c. butter, softened

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together:

3 c. flour

2 c. sugar

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened.

Cover and chill for one hour.  (Or, if you're in a hurry, don't.)

In a small bowl, mix together 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.  

Shape dough into 1" balls.  

Roll balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat.  (Or give your kids this fun job.)

Place balls 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets.  

Bake for 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Don't overcook!  I personally think they're best when the middles are soft and a tiny bit gooey. (These cookies have nothing to do with the fact that my middle is soft and a tiny bit gooey.  Mere coincidence, I'm sure!)

Let them cool on the baking sheets for a minute or two before you remove them.

Try not to burn your tongue as you bite into the first one.  (Because it's hard to have self-control to wait until it's cooled!).

Have a glass of cold milk in hand, in case of a burned tongue.

Exhale a happy sigh.

Sense your blood pressure lowering.

Feel like a kid again!