Spicy Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S PUMPKIN SPICE SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
• Place flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a mixing bowl. Add cinnamon, ginger, allspice, clove, and nutmeg. Whisk until thoroughly mixed, 1 or 2 minutes.
• Place butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl. Cream together with a spatula or wooden spoon until mixture is smooth, 2 or 3 minutes. Add vanilla and egg. Stir until thoroughly combined.
• Pour flour mixture into butter mixture. Stir until just combined or until the flour disappears.
• Wrap bowl in plastic wrap. Chill dough in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
• Stir cinnamon and sugar together in a shallow bowl or plate.
• Scoop dough into 2 tablespoon balls. Roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat all sides. Roll into smooth ball and place on prepared baking sheet, 3 to 4 inches apart. Flatten slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven until browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes; sprinkle with additional cinnamon-sugar mixture, if desired. Transfer cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
• If you'd like to add a bit of a shine to your cookies, you can brush them with a simple glaze. Mix confectioners' sugar with milk or lemon juice to achieve brushing consistency. Brush onto cookies. Sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar or pumpkin pie spice, if desired.

PUMPKIN SPICE SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine 1 1/2 cup sugar and shortening in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in pumpkin puree and eggs.
• Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves together in a bowl. Fold into shortening mixture until a sticky dough forms.
• Place 1/4 cup sugar in a shallow bowl. Shape spoonfuls of dough into small balls. Roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 20 minutes.

SESAME GINGER SPICE RUB

Steps:

• Heat a dry medium skillet over medium heat. Add sesame seeds, fennel seeds, star anise, stick cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, and crushed red pepper. Toast for 4 to 5 minutes or until the mixture is fragrant, lightly toasted, and starting to crackle, stirring occasionally. Remove from skillet and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Transfer spice mixture to a clean spice or coffee grinder. Cover and grind to a powder. In a small bowl, combine ground spice mixture, ginger, brown sugar, garlic powder, and salt. Rub about 1 tablespoon of the spice mixture on 1 pound of meat (see Tip) and cook as desired.

PUMPKIN SPICE SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Mix flour, cream of tartar and baking soda in medium bowl. Set aside. Beat 1 1/2 cups of the sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate dough 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt in medium bowl. Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll in sugar mixture to coat. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• Check out this recipe for a classic snickerdoodle cookie using McCormick® Ground Cinnamon.

SPICY SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter, 3/4 cup of sugar, all of the brown sugar, cornmeal, molasses, spices, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl on medium speed for 3 minutes or until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended.
• Gradually add in flour while mixing on low speed.
• Mix until well-blended. Place the remaining white sugar in a small bowl.
• Form balls of dough measuring 1 inch in diameter, roll in the sugar, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
• Cool on cookie sheets for about 2 minutes before moving them to wire racks to finish cooling.