THE COOKIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS SNICKERDOODLES
“As a resident of the Twin Cities and with the passing of their native son, Prince, I thought it only fitting to channel my inner muse and honor the purple one with the ‘Cookie of the Week.’ First of all, the photo. Why are the cookies in a ‘7?’ Well with all of the Prince tributes on the radio, I found that my favorite song was ‘7.’ Why did I know all of the words? Why did it make me smile? Then it hit me, ‘7’ came out when I was in college. It would have been on the radio. I would have been singing it in the carefree days of my youth. That’s why I loved ‘7’ (plus, it is also a solid song front to back) and that’s why I would like to thank Prince. He brought a smile to my face and carried me to another time and whenever that happens, it’s certainly worth a cookie tribute.
So there you have it, purple cookies that are formerly known as Snickerdoodles, with just a ‘Kiss’ of nutmeg (edgy, plus nutmeg is after all ‘The Baker’s Aphrodisiac’). A cookie worthy of royalty.”
½ cup Butter
¾ cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
8 drops Blue food coloring
6 drops Red food coloring
1 3/8 cups Flour
½ teaspoon Baking Powder (because Prince would not make Snickerdoodles the usual way with Cream of Tartar, he would make them special)
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ cup Sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and ¾ cup sugar.
Mix in the egg.
Mix in the food coloring (feel free to play with the food coloring ratio to achieve your desired level of purple… Let it rain!)
Mix in the flour, baking powder, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and salt.
Take tablespoons of dough and roll in a combination of the ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ cup sugar.
Place on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
Bake 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Revised Source: “Snickerdoodles Sans Cream of Tartar” recipe on page 19 of my cookie cookbook “Today is a Great Day for a Cookie,” which as always is available for free download at www.CookiesbyDave.com.