Yes! Woohoo! (Pardon me while I do my happy dance with my cookies.) I send out three sets of delicious cookies and I receive three different sets of cookies! I knew very early on this year that THESE cookies were the ones I was going to send off. They were so different and yet so... homey. Everyone loves snickerdoodles. Most people love apples. How no one managed to combine these together until now is beyond me. I even neglected posting this recipe countless times because if I did, that meant I couldn't send off these cookies. And we couldn't have that, now could we? I really hope that everyone I sent these cookies to enjoyed them as much as I did! (And my husband, who requested me to make a second batch for himself because the batch I made to send off made exactly 36 cookies.)
Note: This recipe requires you to use boiled cider (available here). It is absolutely one of my favorite ingredients ever! It allows you to give a hint of apple flavor to your baked goods without actually having apples in them.
Apple
Snickerdoodles
adapted slightly from King Arthur Flour’s Baking Sheet
adapted slightly from King Arthur Flour’s Baking Sheet
Cookies:
¾ c. Vegetable Shortening
¼ c. (½ stick) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 ½ c. Sugar
1 Egg (large)
¼ c. Boiled Cider
2 tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Salt
2 ¾ c. All Purpose Flour
¾ c. Vegetable Shortening
¼ c. (½ stick) Unsalted Butter, softened
1 ½ c. Sugar
1 Egg (large)
¼ c. Boiled Cider
2 tsp. Baking Powder
½ tsp. Salt
2 ¾ c. All Purpose Flour
Spiced
Sugar Coating:
2 tsp. Baking Spice
½ c. Sugar
2 tsp. Baking Spice
½ c. Sugar
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix both ingredients of your sugar coating and set aside.
Using a stand mixer, beat the shortening, butter, and sugar together until smooth.
Add in your egg, beating until smooth.
Mix in the boiled cider, baking powder, and salt.
Finally, add in your flour, mixing until combined. (This batter is THICK!)
Using a tablespoon of dough, round the dough with your hands and then coat in your spiced sugar mixture.
Place them on a non-stick cookie sheet (or one that’s covered in parchment), leaving around 1 ½” between them.
Dip the bottom of a glass in the spiced sugar mixture and press each cookie down gently until they are around ½” thick.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly golden.
Allow them to cool on a rack.
Eat and Enjoy!!
In a small bowl, mix both ingredients of your sugar coating and set aside.
Using a stand mixer, beat the shortening, butter, and sugar together until smooth.
Add in your egg, beating until smooth.
Mix in the boiled cider, baking powder, and salt.
Finally, add in your flour, mixing until combined. (This batter is THICK!)
Using a tablespoon of dough, round the dough with your hands and then coat in your spiced sugar mixture.
Place them on a non-stick cookie sheet (or one that’s covered in parchment), leaving around 1 ½” between them.
Dip the bottom of a glass in the spiced sugar mixture and press each cookie down gently until they are around ½” thick.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly golden.
Allow them to cool on a rack.
Eat and Enjoy!!
These sound so yummy. I was one of your cookie senders! I'm wondering if you ever received your cookies from me? :)
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