Of all the homemade cookies out there, I would have to say that the Snickerdoodle is my favorite. Now my mom's snickerdoodles were just a little different than everyone else's, for she adds nutmeg to the batter. A secret she would most likely get angry at me telling, but since she is hardly on the computer, I may have escaped a lecture. Anyway, I saw a while back and event called Muffin Monday, which I missed but put muffins on my mind. I created these awhile back but haven't made them for years. What is so great about them is that they are rolled in cinnamon sugar just like the cookie so the top gets nice an crunchy while the muffin is nice and moist. In fact looking down at it, you would think you were just looking at a Snickerdoodle cookie(see below). Snickerdoodle Muffins 2 sticks unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs ¾ tsp baking soda ¾ tsp baking powder ¾ tsp cream of tarter ¾ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 and ¼ cup sour cream 2 and ¼ cups all … [Read more...]
