Christmas is the one time of year when my family comes together to enjoy at least one meal without any arguing or negativity. There may not have always been money for presents, but from the time I was a child we were able to enjoy each others’ company and it served as a reminder that we weren’t alone. No matter what happened in life, who was or wasn’t a friend, at the very least we had each other.
In recent years, my family has drifted apart and I haven’t been able to enjoy the holidays the way I used to, but I still hold the memory of all the Christmas’ we shared. All I need to do is bite into a delicious snickerdoodle (which I have been known to brighten up with food colored sugar) and all that old feeling comes rushing back in. No matter what happens, the nostalgia factor will always be there and Christmas will always be a happy time of year even if I spend it alone.
I love watching A Christmas Story and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. A Charlie Brown Christmas and all that cheery music can always make me smile. It’s cold outside and the leaves are off the maple trees, but there’s something about the crackle of a fire and the taste of eggnog, houses lit up with tiny twinkle lights, and the possibility hidden in brightly colored wrapping paper that takes me back in time to when we were all together and young.
My question for the QTA rafflecopter: What kind of cookies did I give the recipe to?
1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, mix together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups of white sugar until smooth. Add the vanilla and the eggs one at a time, blending thoroughly before adding the next.
- Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the batter until blended.
- Shape the dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Dip half of each ball in a mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet, sugar side up.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 9 minutes or until lightly browned, but still soft.
Enjoy the rest of the hop. Good luck!
Snickerdoodles are probably my favorite cookie ever! So simple, so tasty, and they smell FABULOUS. 🙂 And you’ve named some of my favorite holiday movies/specials to watch as well. It’s not Christmas until I’ve watched Rudolph while baking cookies. 🙂
I can eat the heck outta some snickerdoodles. I like them soft and a little chewy. A plate of cookies and some Christmas movies seems like a perfect night to me. ^_^
I love it when the snickerdoodles are soft and a little chewy. I can eat a whole plate of them while watching Christmas movies. I like Rudolph, but I also like the old timey puppet stories of Jack Frost and Santa Claus. They’re classics ^_^
Snickerdoodles are my sons favorite cookie’s One of the things my family like to do most around Christmas time is drive around and look at all the x-mas decorations!
It’s always so amazing when someone goes all out with their decorations. When I was a kid we would go from house to house looking at all the twinkle lights. So beautiful.
I love snickerdoodles, thanks for sharing Harper!
EASY SNICKERDOODLE RECIPE. I’m from the UK I haven’t heard of
Snickerdoodle’s may have to try the recipe.
ShirleyAnn@speakman40.freeserve.co.uk
Snickerdoodles! Those are so good! I love them! They are so good! Thank you for sharing! Happy holidays! May you and yours be blessed!
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