I enjoy saying the name of these cookies almost as much as I enjoy eating them. For years now, I’ve heard these mentioned on American TV shows and thought they were something to do with Snickers (this makes sense until you realise snickerdoodles were around long before Marathons changed their name). After a quick Google I discovered that actually they’re a cinnamon, cakey-like cookie with not a peanut or bit of chocolate in sight. The following recipe is so easy and the results are so tasty. If you’ve never tried these before I strongly recommend you give them a go. You’ll thank me for it later! (Until you develop a snickerdoodle addiction and put on three stone that is. But let us not speak of that possibility.)

Cookies

Ingredients:

210g gluten free plain flour
110g margarine or butter
170g sugar (caster or granulated)
25g sugar (granulated, for the coating)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 large free range egg
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon (for the coating)

Main Equipment:

1 x mixing bowl
1 x baking tray
Baking paper (optional)

Method:

  1. Cream together sugar and marg/butter in the mixing bowl.
  2. Add egg and mix well.
  3. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix until a smooth dough if formed.
  4. Place mixture in fridge for 30-60 minutes.
  5. Preheat oven to 200C/190C fan/400F/Gas Mark 6
  6. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl for the coating.
  7. Roll mixture into balls around 1 inch in diameter (it depends on how big you want the cookies really).
  8. Roll balls around in coating until completely covered.
  9. Place on grease-proofed baking tray and flatten tops with fingers or a spoon so they are more cookie-shaped.
  10. Bake for 10 minutes, turning tray around halfway through.
  11. Remove from oven and leave to cool.
  12. Nom.