Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles

What’s more Christmas than Snickerdoodle cookies?  These are Swedish style Snickerdoodles.

Preheat oven to 400°

1 cup butter flavored Crisco (+2 Tbsp water)

1½ cups sugar

3 egg whites

1 egg

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cream of tartar

¼ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp cinnamon

2¾ cups flour

¼ cup sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon

Cream butter and sugar together, add egg whites and egg and mix until well blended.  Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar ginger and cinnamon together and stir until blended.  Add to creamed mixture mix well.  Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 400° for ten minutes.  Remove from cookie sheet and transfer to wire rack immediately.  Sprinkle hot cookies with cinnamon sugar mixture.

  

© Crackerberries 2012

Festive Fruit Slaw

Festive Fruit Cole Slaw

(Crackerberries fun Christmas Salad that is a take off from Waldorf salad)

The plan is to add a festive recipe every week day right up till Christmas.  Hope you enjoy them. 

6 cups shredded cabbage

2 carrots, peeled and shredded

2 stalks celery, diced

2 small apples, cored and chopped

2 small hard pears, peeled, cored & chopped

½ cup raisins

2 Tbsp lemon juice

½ cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans*

¾ cup vanilla yogurt

¾ cup light mayonnaise

Toast pecans (*optional) by heating a cast iron skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, lightly spray pecans with vegetable oil.  Place in skillet and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon allspice.  Stir or shake skillet every minute for five minutes.  Remove from pan and let cool completely.

Place cabbage, celery, carrots, apples and pears in large bowl; sprinkle with lemon juice and mix well.

Combine yogurt and mayonnaise in small bowl and blend well; spoon into salad and stir/toss to combine.  Fold in raisins and sprinkle with pecans.  Chill before serving.

© Crackerberries 2012