Cinnamon sugar cookies

I found this recipe in Cooking Light, back when I used to live with my parents. I tell you this to let you know that my love for this recipe is strong and incredibly true and has been going on for a looooong time. I love cinnamon sugar maybe more than any other flavor combination that is associated with dessert and I love the texture of these because they're crackly and crispy around the edges and chewy in the middle. And when I make them, I eat them all in a surprisingly short amount of time compared to how many cookies the recipe makes (it makes many). Sometimes I try to trick myself by putting some in the freezer—but they are also delicious straight out of the freezer, or quickly warmed up in the microwave. They are delicious dipped in coffee, they are fantastic by themselves, and especially right out of the oven.

The other thing is that if, by some crazy circumstance, you find yourself not wanting to eat cinnamon and sugar, these are also delicious, and slightly more sophisticated, slightly less Cinnamon Toast Crunch, with cardamom. Keep it in mind.

Are these snickerdoodles? Excellent question. I think snickerdoodle dough generally has cream of tartar in it and the finished cookie has a more uniform texture. But you could call them snickerdoodles and nobody would correct you, not even me.

Cinnamon sugar cookies

1 c. sugar
6 tbsp. butter, at room temperature
1 tbsp. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon or cardamom
1/4 tsp. salt
cinnamon-sugar or cardamom-sugar mixture to coat the cookies

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Once that's fluffy and light in color, add the corn syrup, vanilla, and egg. Beat 3 minutes.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon/cardamom, and salt.

Add dry ingredients to butter ingredients. Mix until combined. Let chill 1 hour, or more.

After the hour, set oven to 375º.

Make small balls of cookie dough (small as if a quarter were a sphere instead of a disc), roll it in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, and put on greased baking sheet, like so:

Bake 10 minutes for chewy cookies, 12 minutes for less chewy.