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Snickerdoodles (Idaho Daily Statesman)
This recipe is from the Idaho Daily Statesman (Boise, Idaho), October 20, 1901, pg. 11. Per the source:"Snickerdoodles" is the somewhat fantastic name of quickly made little cakes especially dear to the children's heart. A recipe for them copied from an old scrapbook [follows].
Ingredients
- white granulated sugar2 cup
- butter1/2 cup
- eggs2
- milk1 cup
- baking soda1 tsp
- flour2 1/2 cup
- cream of tartar2 tsp
- salt1/2 tsp
- cinnamon
- sugar
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 9 steps
Stir together sugar and butter until creamy.
Add eggs.
Dissolve baking soda in milk, then add.
Add flour, cream of tartar and salt.
Beat the batter thoroughly.
Pour in shallow pans.
Dust the top of the cake with cinnamon and sugar.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Cool, then cut in squares.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
