SPICYDOODLES

“This recipe resembles a Snickerdoodle, but has a kick!  Note the four spices similar to a molasses cookie and revel in this egg free recipe.  Am I in Heaven?  No, you’re just gobbling up a Cookies by Dave original.  Enjoy!”

Base Ingredients

Recipe3/4 cup Butter

3/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 1/2 cups Flour

1 teaspoon Cream of Tartar

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

2 pinches Salt

Topping Ingredients

1 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon Cloves

1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

1 1/2 teaspoons Ginger

1/2 cup Sugar

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine the Topping Ingredients of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger.

Set aside one teaspoon of the Topping Ingredients.

Take the remaining 3 teaspoons and combine with 1/2 cup Sugar.  Set aside.

Cream the butter and brown sugar.

Mix in the flour, Cream of Tartar, baking soda, and salt.

Mix in the single teaspoon of Topping Ingredient.

Mold dough with hands to form a single large ball.

Take Tablespoon sized balls of dough and roll in remaining Topping Ingredients.  There will be lots of Topping Ingredients remaining.  Sorry about that.

Place coated balls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.

Bake for 7 minutes or until the cookie bottoms have browned.

 

Makes about 22 cookies.