Snickerdoodles
Originally found at Joy of Baking
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cup + 1/3 cup granulated white sugar (divided)
2 large eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla
3 tsp ground cinnamon, divided
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder and 1 tsp cinnamon. In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until smooth (works best with an electric mixer). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth.
Shape the dough into 1 inch round balls. In a shallow bowl, mix together 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Roll the balls of dough in the sugar mixture and place on a cookie sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart. Using the bottom of a glass, gently flatten each cookie to about 1/2 inch thick. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until they are light golden brown and firm around the edges.
Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.
My Notes:
My roommate was begging me to bake something, so I surfed the internet a little until I found this recipe. I like the result... nice and sweet with a little kick of cinnamon. I did add a little bit of cinnamon to the batter itself (reflected in the above recipe) because I felt it added a bigger depth of flavor, rather than just having cinnamon sugar on top of a sugar cookie. I also really like this batter, so I might use it instead of my former batter.
