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I love the name of snickerdoodles, very quirky and nonsensical for such a lovely cookie. I hadn’t made them before, which I know is quite strange given my love of all things cinnamon.
To the uninitiated a snickerdoodle is a cookie flavoured with cinnamon, then rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking. They are classically a soft chewy cookie, which is just how I like them. They contain cream of tartar as a leavener which gives it a slight acidic tang, balanced well with the cinnamon sugar. Classically that have a cracked top, but mines didn't come out of the oven like that sadly. They still tasted smashing though.
Being me, I decided to amp them up a little and turn them into sandwich cookies with a filling made from maple and pecans, quite seasonal! (thanks to Val from last years GBBO for that one).
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The cookies were a (snicker)doddle to whip up in the mixer, roll into balls, dunk into cinna-sugar all before placing them on the baking sheet, spaced well apart as they do spread. They went slightly darker on the edges, so I knew they were baked perfectly at that point. You could stop at this point if you just wanted snickerdoodles.
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I let them cool however and in the meantime, chopped up some pecans, placed them in a high speed blender with butter, maple syrup and light brown sugar. This made for a spreadable paste which I could slather on one cookie before placing another on top.
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These are so warming and comforting with their cinnamon goodness plus the sweetness of the maple and slight nuttiness from the pecans just make these so good to eat with a cuppa. Here's the recipe...
Snickerdoodles with Maple Pecan Fillingby S Vettese October-2-2017Soft and chewy snickerdoodles sandwiched with a scrummy maple pecan filling.Ingredients
- 225 grams unsalted butter, softened
- 150 grams granulated sugar
- 100 grams light brown sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (or paste)
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 heaped teaspoon cinnamon
- 300 grams plain flour
- Coating
- 50 grams granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- Filling
- 75 grams pecans, roughly chopped
- 40 grams light brown sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 15 grams softened unsalted butter
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