Tis the season for baking holiday cookies! We haven’t even gotten through Thanksgiving yet, and I’m already debating which cookies I want to make for Christmas. I can’t help it… have you tried my sugar cookie cut-outs? I usually only make them for Santa Claus (snicker, snicker), and this year I’m working on a special FROSTED sugar cookie recipe that should hit the blog in the next couple weeks… I think you guys are going to LOVE it!
Sugar cookies are pretty high on my favorite cookie list, but a close second is definitely the snickerdoodle. Soft, pillowy, and full of cinnamon-sugar flavor. I have a serious addiction to these sweet little cinnamon treats! Remember the Pumpkin Apple Butter recipe I posted last month? Well I had a good amount of it left over after the photo shoot, so I decided to infuse my favorite snickerdoodle cookies with the pumpkin apple butter, and OH MAN, was it a home run! These cookies are light, puffy and rolled in cinnamon-sugar just like the perfect snickerdoodles, but with a delicious kick of pumpkin and apples! You will definitely want to add these sweet treats to your holiday cookie tray!
In an ironic and somewhat unrelated story… I joined a gym today. I know, I know… I’m telling you about these awesome cookies one minute and then telling you about my calorie-burning efforts the next. Welcome to the way my brain works! It’s been years since I had a gym membership (seven, in fact), and it kind of scares the crap out of me to start going again. Will I look dumb trying to find my way around the gym? Do I have any proper workout clothes that aren’t covered in paint or two sizes too small? Will I go for a week and then come up with excuses not to go? Are these totally ridiculous reasons to avoid the gym, and I just need to suck it up and get in the habit of going again? Yes, probably. But thank you for listening to my weird exercise phobias anyway! I knew I loved you guys.
I’ll try to keep you updated with my progress… I have intentions of starting the Couch 25K program, so I’d love to hear your favorite workout songs, running gear, and fitness stories! Send a little motivation my way.
Okay, now for the reason for my new gym membership… these cookies!
Let me just tell you that these cookies are WELL worth the extra calories. The best way I can describe them is this: soft, little pillowy clouds of pumpkin bliss rolled in a magical cinnamon-sugar topping and baked to snickerdoodle perfection.
This is a pretty simple cookie recipe, but I do have a few tips for achieving snickerdoodle perfection:
As I said, I used my homemade pumpkin apple butter for this recipe, but if you’re in a pinch and don’t have time to make that first, you can substitute store-bought apple butter instead. My buddy, Dorothy, used it in this snickerdoodle recipe, and I’m willing to bet it’s still pretty delicious!
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