Today's cookies are snickerdoodles. After these, it's back to going in order, though next week I will start adding the Valentine's Day Cookies into the mix. These are from Walmart Bakery.
These are soft and a little bit cakey, with a nice cinnamon sugar flavor. Not a complex cookie by any means, but you don't need complexity to be a great cookie.
I have a REALLY bad habit of going through a week or two where I'll eat a banana every day, then just...stop. And that leaves me with a LOT of brown bananas. And the go-to method to take care of brown bananas is banana bread! Which I love! It's great! BUT! I have made SO MUCH banana bread. And I wanted to try something new.
AND THEN I FOUND THIS RECIPE! They are not a "slightly crappier alternative to traditional snickerdoodle cookies." They are a thing unto themselves, and VERY tasty (if you like things like banana bread. If you don't like banana bread, you will not like these, lol.) STRAIGHT UP! These are SO good!
All the ingredients are super inexpensive. It doesn't take too long to make, but you need to chill the dough for a few hours and baking is...you know. Baking.
Tips:
-The recipe says to use a stand/hand mixer. As long as you let your butter get to room temp, I've had fine luck with just hand mixing everything with a fork.
-I just added walnuts to this when I made them last night, and it is *chef's kiss* SO good.
-These cookies are pretty good warm, but they are AMAZING cold. They're so chewy and buttery and MMMMM!
-These will keep for awhile in your fridge, so you can make a big batch and then have a tiny dessert or lunch accompaniment for a couple weeks!
Soft Cinnamon and Banana Snickerdoodle Cookies (Ginger With Spice)