Whole Wheat Snickerdoodles

 Now I`m just a novice in the kitchen. And when I say novice, I`m being nice. I don`t ever REALLY know what I`m doing, just mix things together, see what happens. It`s like an experiment.

This is why I like baking/cooking. It's like an art and a science in one. So when I went to bake these cookies, I didn't know whether I should make them on parchment paper, or on a straight on a baking sheet. (Actually, this is what goes through my head every time I make cookies)

 Ebony, ivory, living in perfect harmony

So I did both. You know. As an experiment. The results?
 Parchment paper

 Baking sheet

Well they both turned out pretty good. You could barely tell the difference, except for the bottoms of the ones made on the parchment paper looked better. But they both tasted the same.
So the conclusion of my experiment: it doesn't make too much of a difference. Parchment paper does make less of a mess. So if I were making something really messy, I would opt for the parchment paper.

So this was my first time making snickerdoodles.  I've never heard of them before, but making them was very fun. And it also made a LOT of cookies. Which made me a LOT of happy.

 As fluffy as a teddybear
What you'll need:
  

-1 cup sugar
-½ cup butter, melted
-1 egg, room temperature
-1 egg yolk, room temperature
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-⅓ cup sour cream
-1 cup all purpose flour
-1 cup whole wheat flour
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-¼ teaspoon salt

-½ teaspoon cinnamon
-¼ cup sugar

Directions:

    1.   Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
    2.   In a large bowl, cream together the 1 cup of sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, vanilla and sour cream until fully combined.
    3.   In a medium bowl, combine both flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
    4.   Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until fully incorporated.
    5.   In a small bowl, combine cinnamon with ¼ cup of sugar
    6.   Form little balls with the batter and dip the tops into the cinnamon sugar. Place on a lightly sprayed baking sheet (or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper)
    7.   Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

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26 Comments

  1. I enjoy these whole wheat recipes, they make me feel better because I can forget that I'm eating bad stuff, these snickerdoodles look delicious

  2. Hi Cathleen,
    I tried this today ! It works!
    My family like the whole wheat snickerdoodles so much! Thank you for making me look like a professional cooker. 🙂
    Hey, do you mind submitting your whole wheat snickerdoodles photos to http://www.foodporn.net to make others hungry?
    You know it’s fun to do that. LOL. Hey, probably they would do this recipe too. 🙂
    XOXO~

  3. i love these cookies!!!!!interesting to see the faint difference in the two batches......
    i myself don't use parchment paper so i used to always wonder if there was a taste difference....thanks to you that point is clarified!

  4. I love doing kitchen experiments like this...and really, even if the cookies don't turn out AMAZINGLY, they're still cookies. These look great to me though!

  5. Dear Cathleen, these snickerdoodles look delish! I would love to a try them! Blessing my dear, your friend, Catherine xoxo

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