Snickerdoodle Cookies with Maple Glaze

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4Mk1DjufUAge_EIBBOOTxbTsfDpx4kGonkNKP-vJ8SgUkmqUH6HlyZvqSzh7wFUmv6TRJ0IwndtWIDtib8aTQ6VQjQHtnlheVWfEKXASzNA74HWgKpvw9ZAIWHDFp7jipwJg2UFOKOYo/s1600/IMG_3786.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4Mk1DjufUAge_EIBBOOTxbTsfDpx4kGonkNKP-vJ8SgUkmqUH6HlyZvqSzh7wFUmv6TRJ0IwndtWIDtib8aTQ6VQjQHtnlheVWfEKXASzNA74HWgKpvw9ZAIWHDFp7jipwJg2UFOKOYo/s640/IMG_3786.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snickerdoodle Cookie with Maple Glaze</td></tr></tbody></table>For some reason I don't ever think of making Snickerdoodles.  They aren't packed full of <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/05/perfect-chocolate-chip-cookie-challenge.html">chocolate chips</a> or <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/06/peanut-butter-oatmeal-chocolate-chip.html">peanut butter</a>, nor do they lend themselves to being beautifully decorated to mimic <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentines-day-sugar-cookies-heart.html">blue birds</a> or <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/05/sugar-cookies-for-mothers-day-flower.html">lovely flowers</a>.<br /><br />However... when I was back in Kansas City last week, I had a snickerdoodle at the Classic Cookie, a local favorite spot.  I had forgotten the wonderful simplicity of the snickerdoodle cookie - buttery cinnamon and sugar with a tangy bite.  It was addicting!<br /><br />Here is my own spin on the classic snickerdoodle with a maple glaze made from the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/05/vermont-weekend-getaway-hiking-smores.html">maple syrup with picked up in Vermont over Memorial Day</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Snickerdoodle Cookies with Maple Glaze Recipe<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br />1 1/2 cups sugar<br />1 cup unsalted butter or 2 sticks, softened <br />2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour<br />2 teaspoons cream of tartar<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />1/4 teaspoon table salt<br />2 eggs <br /><br />For coating :<br />1/4 cup of sugar<br />1 tablespoon of cinnamon<br /><br />For maple glaze :  <br />1/2 cup of powdered sugar<br />1 tablespoon of real <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/05/vermont-weekend-getaway-hiking-smores.html">maple syrup</a> (+ more if needed)<br /><br />For the cookies, heat oven to 400 degrees.<br /><br />In your mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar.  Add in dry ingredients slowly until combined.  Add eggs.  Stir together just until combined.<br /><br />In a separate bowl, combine sugar in cinnamon.  Scoop the cookies out into 1 inch balls, rolling them in your hands.  Roll the ball of dough in the cinnamon and sugar mixture until coated.  Place on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.  Repeat until all of the dough is used.<br /><br />Bake for 6-7 minutes.  Remove from baking sheet and let the cookies cool on the counter or cooling rack. <br /><br />Combine powdered sugar and maple syrup until drizzling consistency is achieved.  When the cookies have cooled completely, drizzle the glaze over the cookies.  Let the glaze harden.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyobxWGUqdOTcCVIIAnZjg5SHxfmzcy4hn1peTfGorEXVyp6ZN4b73g-FC1RYEk01A4RTZQbsXzUO_EAIBvTsLn-aoklleO9ywqp7ffrpTxLmye9PV2pFzPRHnchNLGIWsEUm7jS0i-K_x/s1600/IMG_3785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyobxWGUqdOTcCVIIAnZjg5SHxfmzcy4hn1peTfGorEXVyp6ZN4b73g-FC1RYEk01A4RTZQbsXzUO_EAIBvTsLn-aoklleO9ywqp7ffrpTxLmye9PV2pFzPRHnchNLGIWsEUm7jS0i-K_x/s640/IMG_3785.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lOfKaKzUPCLtf-8qaVf4Z0Z-M8eQ1CYiXq1sUMfoHdXfN2AqI68iaplqh_Z-0JWS0yfKOBx2Us9Oz4P18GSo9gXKlUMRZzHvrHm5qD0LdEhVM51Y48SUMQ7LdrpWPZNr7ClqCdOgHZrB/s1600/IMG_3751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lOfKaKzUPCLtf-8qaVf4Z0Z-M8eQ1CYiXq1sUMfoHdXfN2AqI68iaplqh_Z-0JWS0yfKOBx2Us9Oz4P18GSo9gXKlUMRZzHvrHm5qD0LdEhVM51Y48SUMQ7LdrpWPZNr7ClqCdOgHZrB/s640/IMG_3751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>

Snickerdoodle Cookies with Maple Glaze

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