Caramel Snickerdoodles
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp cream of tatar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1½ cup sugar + ¼ cup for the topping
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1½ Tbs ground cinnamon
- about 40 pieces of caramel, unwrapped
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together in a bowl.
- In an electric mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla to butter and sugar, and continue mixing.
- Slowly add the flour, ⅓ at a time to the mixing bowl, and mix until just incorporated.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Mix ¼ cup of sugar and cinnamon in a dish.
- Form 1 Tbs of dough around a caramel piece and roll into a ball.
- Coat with sugar and cinnamon.
- Place on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment or a silpat, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8-10 minutes, until light golden and "set".
- Remove from the oven, let sit on the pan for a few minutes before lifting onto a wire cooling rack.
Recipe by The Patchy Lawn at http://thepatchylawn.com/recipes/sweets/caramel-snickerdoodles/
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