Cookie-a-day: Snickerdoodles Recipe

Heather says:

I took today off, but Malia was kind enough to send in her recipe and instructions for snickerdoodles; just the name  makes me grin.  Malia is currently on break from her blog Live.Laugh.Love, but she can be found at Music City Bloggers where she is a contributing author.

Snickerdoodles

 

While the origins of the cookie and its name have a varied history this cookie, no matter what you call it, is a quintessential crowd pleaser.  The dough can be refrigerated for a day or two as a make ahead recipe and  these cookies freeze well. Make some now and save them for holiday parties/consumption.

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup stick butter, softened
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar*
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions after the jump.

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Vacuuming Practices

vacuum for long hair

Dear Home-Ec 101, I’m curious to know what’s the best vacuum for someone with long hair and a cat that has short hair. I’ve got a nice Kenmore canister vac, but my hair bogs up the roller constantly. And I ain’t cuttin’ my hair. Signed, Lovely With Long Hair Ivy says: Back when I had …

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Molasses Cookies Recipe

These molasses cookies are like soft ginger snaps. These are delicious any time of year, but especially good for holiday time. How to round your cookies. These are large cookies, so you will need a wide-mouth ring for mason jars or a small bowl for these. While the cookies are cooling, place the ring over …

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Butter, Margarine, and Shortening a Comparison

Dear Home Ec 101, What is all the hoopla about butter, shortening, and margarine. Does it matter if I substitute one for the other? And lard? Ew! Signed, Baffled Baker Heather says: I’ll address lard at the end. There are many differences between the other three, but I’ll try to keep this short rather than …

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Cookie-a-day: Basic Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Heather says: Shortbread cookies have very few ingredients, so it is important to ensure those used are of high quality. This means no margarine and no imitation vanilla. Shh, I don’t want to hear your arguments. Shortbread Cookie Recipe: 1 cup butter – room temperature 1/2 cup confectioner’s (powdered) sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups …

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Chocolate Drop Cookies Recipe

Heather says: Drop cookies refer to the method they are placed on the cookie sheet. Some are rolled into balls, other pressed into circles, still others are rolled out and cut into shape. These are scooped and dropped onto the baking sheet. Soft and moist, these chocolate cookies are somewhat delicate right out of the …

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Baking Soda and Baking Powder, The Difference and Substitutions

Dear Home Ec 101, I’m going to try to do a lot of baking this holiday season, can you explain the difference between baking powder and soda? If I run out what can I use as a substitute? Thanks, Rising in Raleigh Heather says: I’ve mentioned before that baking is a matter of chemistry. Both …

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Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Heather says:

This is a great recipe for peanut butter cookies. The dough requires an hour of chilling in the fridge (hence the late post) but could be chilled overnight if you would like to make them just before an event. Many schools are now peanut-free zones, so I cannot recommend this for class parties.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 1 cup butter (melted)
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 TBSP vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions after the jump.

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Horrible Kitchen Tales- We have a winner!

retrochick.JPGIvy says:

The deadline for your horrible kitchen stories was last night, so today we announce a winner! It was really, really hard to decide. There were lots of stories that I absolutely loved and several I could really relate to. I wish I had more gift certificates to give away, because so many stories were very deserving!

But there could be only one winner, and we decided the winner was…drumroll, please….

Evonne Lack from MOMformation in “The Toxic Waste Leftover Warm-up”!

Congratuations, Evonne, I’ll be emailing you soon to get your mailing address to send your GC!

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