What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Here Come the Holidays: Snickerdoodle Chocolate Chip Cookies! When my 11-year old granddaughter came for a visit, one of the things we did together was bake homemade cookies. It was a wonderful way to build social skills for life, not to mention lasting memories. Conversation flowed easily while mixing cookie dough and then afterwards licking the bowl. Her technique for cracking an egg, without getting eggshells in the dough, was to hold it securely in the palm of her hand, above a custard cup…and squeeze. Don’t laugh. It worked. Surprisingly it takes a lot more uneven pressure to break it that way, but her reasoning was, “Nana, it’s easier than trying to get my thumbs in the opening and pulling it apart.” Priceless.
SNICKERDOODLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Ingredients:
16.5-ounce box yellow cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine yellow cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Fold in chocolate chips. Chill dough 20 minutes. Whisk together sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow dish. Set aside. Scoop teaspoon-sized balls of cookie dough; roll in cinnamon sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet 2 minutes longer. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining cookie dough. Store in an airtight container.
Thank you, Gail, for the scrumptious treat!
Joanna
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You’re welcome, Joanna. So many choices, so little time. Now I understand why my grandmother made at least 20 varieties of cookies every year. She not only enjoyed it, but it became her tradition to offer cookie jars filled with favorites. 🍪🍃
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You were so lucky, Gail, to have such a wonderful grandma!
Joanna
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She gave me many of her “secret recipes”. I remember asking her one time, “Gram, what is a large cup of flour?” She went over to the cupboard and pulled out a large coffee cup to show me. 😜
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Lovely!
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Love a good snickerdoodle. Have you tried a Maple Bacon Snickerdoodle?
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No, but it sounds ah-mazing! 😍🍃
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Two great cookies had a baby!
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Yeppers. The family is growing! 🤣🍂🍪
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Two of my all-time favorite cookies any time of the year. Delicious combination 🙂
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I have so many favorites, it’s difficult to choose. 😜
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If my holiday table had 20 cookies the chocolate chip are always the first to go 🙂
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So true. Always the favorite. 🍃🍪
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They look scrumptious!!
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I appreciate your comment. Thank youuu. 🙏🏻🍃
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Is this deliciousness even legal?
Never mind . . . I don’t care . . .
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My granddaughter took them all home without a fight from my husband. He didn’t like the combination. (I think he had a cold. Whatever reason could there be?) 🤣😜
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Oh, these look dangerous for my diet. Haha!
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Uh-huh. Maybe I should put a warning label on them. 🤔
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Oh my goodness this recipe is over the top in melt in your mouth sweetness!
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Definitely sugar-overload! 🍪🍪🍪
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Talk about good sounding cookies, these are them.
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Thanks, Karen. 🍪✨
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