These are the cookies we made to leave for Santa this year. Santa enjoyed eating them very much on Christmas Eve, and Zoë enjoyed eating them for breakfast on Christmas morning (and so did we ☺).
Coating Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Cookie Ingredients:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 150° C (300° F)
- In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon for the coating and set aside
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; mix well and set aside
- In a large bowl, blend sugar and softened butter to form a grainy paste
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until fluffy
- Add the flour mixture and blend until combined (do not overmix)
- Shape dough into one-inch balls and roll each ball in the cinnamon and sugar coating
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart
- Bake for 18-20 minutes
- Immediately transfer cookies to a cool, flat surface
Tips and Modifications
- You can substitute brown sugar for half of the white sugar
- This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies