MY KITCHEN IS A MESS...

...BUT AT LEAST IT SMELLS GOOD!

last week i made snickerdoodles with adelaide.

i love the smell of cinnamony goodness

that lingers after these cookies have been made.

after being out-of-town,

it had been way too many days since we went to the grocery store.

this is unheard of.

i'm ridiculously regimented about going to heb on the same day every week.

what can i say, i like a routine.

probably a little too much.

i used to do laundry every monday and thursday like clockwork.

then i would fold it and put it away the same day.

but now loads of laundry happen much more than that,

and get folded and put away much less.

see how much more laid back i've become? haha.

anyway, i'm embarrassed to tell of the things we ate last week.

every night the joke became for ev to try to guess what was missing from each recipe.

but somehow we always have all the ingredients needed to make cookies.

it's funny how that works out.

so adelaide and i set out to make snickerdoodles.

and make snickerdoodles we did.

we gave some to our favorite little buddy's family,

and had plans to take them to our music class' picnic as well.

too bad i left those in the garage.

and didn't realize until we arrived at our destination.

oh well,
we have never complained about having to come home

to eat dozens of cookies ourselves!

and trust me when i say you won't mind eating them too.

this is one of my favorite tried and true recipes, enjoy!

SINCKERDOODLES

INGREDIENTS

1/2 C butter

1/2 C shortening

1 1/2 C sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 flour

2 t cream of tartar

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

2 T sugar

2 t cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

in large bowl mix butter, shortening, sugar, and eggs.

stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together.

blend well.

in a separate bowl mix the 2 T sugar and 2 t cinnamon together.

form the dough into 1 inch balls, then roll each in cinnamon sugar.

place about 2 inches apart of ungreased baking sheets.

bake 8-10 minutes.

mmm, mmm, good!