~~ Snickerdoodles using the Vanilla Dreams recipe ~~

Remember the Vanilla Dreams recipe from King Arthur's catalogue. I believe Footsie said she had an identical recipe from an old cookbook. W-well, I decided to make Snickerdoodles out of this recipe. Mmmmm! Now, as soon as they are cool, they'll be packed into the care package.


SNICKERDOODLES VANILLA DREAMS

1 1/4 cups (9 ounces) sugar
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baker’s ammonia

Cinnamon Sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

MIXING AND SHAPING: In a medium-sized bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Add the flour and baker’s ammonia, and beat till the dough almost comes together; it’ll seem quite dry at first, but keep beating, eventually it’ll become chunky and cohesive.

SQUEEZE the dough together, gather it into a ball, and break off pieces about the size of a shelled chestnut. Roll the pieces into balls, and roll them in cinnamon sugar.

PUT them on parchment-lined or lightly greased baking sheets, and use the bottom of a glass, dipped in sugar if necessary to prevent sticking, to flatten the balls to about 1/4- to 3/8-inch thick.

BAKING: Bake the cookies in a preheated 300°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until they’re a very light golden brown. Remove them from the oven, and cool on a rack. Yield: about 33 2 1/2-inch cookies.