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A '''snickerdoodle''' is a soft [[sugar cookie]] rolled in [[cinnamon]] sugar. It has a characteristically crackly surface, and can be crisp or soft, depending on preference. |
A '''snickerdoodle''' is a soft [[sugar cookie]] rolled in [[cinnamon]] sugar. It has a characteristically crackly surface, and can be crisp or soft, depending on preference. |
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Some variants include nutmeg, raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts. In modern recipes, the [[leavening agent]] is usually [[baking powder]] which, in baking, is most commonly used in cakes but not often in cookies. |
Some variants include nutmeg, raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts. In modern recipes, the [[leavening agent]] is usually [[baking powder]] which, in baking, is most commonly used in cakes but not often in cookies. |
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Snickerdoodles have become very popular in the [[Bay Area]] of [[California]] in recent years, leading to the claim that snickerdoodles are the [[hyphy]]est of all cookies. |
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==Origins== |
==Origins== |
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Nobody is sure where either the cookie or its name originated, |
Nobody is sure where either the cookie or its name originated, various food historians have shown that biscuits and cookies similar to the Snickerdoodle have been recorded in the Ancient Roman era and Medieval Europe. In Renaissance England, a cookie called a “jumble” was popular in the cuisine. Later, Germans were known to have added more spices and a variety of different dried fruits, eventually evolving into the gingerbread cookie. Cookbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries have also contained recipes comparable to the Snickerdoodle.<ref name="Olver">{{cite web |url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcookies.html#snickerdoodles |title="The Food Timeline: Cookies, Crackers and Biscuits" |last=Olver |first=Lynne |accessdate=2007-09-23 }}</ref> |
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The origin of the name “Snickerdoodle” has given rise to many theories but few facts. ''[[The Joy of Cooking]]'' claims that snickerdoodles are probably [[Germany|German]] in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word for "snail dumpling" (''Schneckennudeln'', or cinnamon-dusted sweet rolls).{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Similarly, one author states that “the word `snicker' may have come from a Dutch word `snekrad,' or the German word `Schnecke,` both describing a snail-like shape.”<ref name="Olver"/> However, another author believes the name came from a New England tradition of fanciful, whimsical cookie names,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/Snickerdoodle.htm |title="Snickerdoodle Cookies" |last=Stradley |first=Linda |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> and yet another cites a series of tall tales around a hero named Snickerdoodle from the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snickerdoodleforkids.com/whois/ |title="Snickerdoodle, Tall Tale Hero" |last=Grosgebauer |first=Clare H. |accessdate=2007-11-03 }}</ref> |
The origin of the name “Snickerdoodle” has given rise to many theories but few facts. ''[[The Joy of Cooking]]'' claims that snickerdoodles are probably [[Germany|German]] in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word for "snail dumpling" (''Schneckennudeln'', or cinnamon-dusted sweet rolls).{{Fact|date=November 2007}} Similarly, one author states that “the word `snicker' may have come from a Dutch word `snekrad,' or the German word `Schnecke,` both describing a snail-like shape.”<ref name="Olver"/> However, another author believes the name came from a New England tradition of fanciful, whimsical cookie names,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/Snickerdoodle.htm |title="Snickerdoodle Cookies" |last=Stradley |first=Linda |accessdate=2007-09-24}}</ref> and yet another cites a series of tall tales around a hero named Snickerdoodle from the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snickerdoodleforkids.com/whois/ |title="Snickerdoodle, Tall Tale Hero" |last=Grosgebauer |first=Clare H. |accessdate=2007-11-03 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:39, 5 December 2007
A snickerdoodle is a soft sugar cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar. It has a characteristically crackly surface, and can be crisp or soft, depending on preference. Some variants include nutmeg, raisins, chocolate chips, or nuts. In modern recipes, the leavening agent is usually baking powder which, in baking, is most commonly used in cakes but not often in cookies.
Snickerdoodles have become very popular in the Bay Area of California in recent years, leading to the claim that snickerdoodles are the hyphyest of all cookies.
Origins
Nobody is sure where either the cookie or its name originated, various food historians have shown that biscuits and cookies similar to the Snickerdoodle have been recorded in the Ancient Roman era and Medieval Europe. In Renaissance England, a cookie called a “jumble” was popular in the cuisine. Later, Germans were known to have added more spices and a variety of different dried fruits, eventually evolving into the gingerbread cookie. Cookbooks from the 18th and 19th centuries have also contained recipes comparable to the Snickerdoodle.[1]
The origin of the name “Snickerdoodle” has given rise to many theories but few facts. The Joy of Cooking claims that snickerdoodles are probably German in origin, and that the name is a corruption of the German word for "snail dumpling" (Schneckennudeln, or cinnamon-dusted sweet rolls).[citation needed] Similarly, one author states that “the word `snicker' may have come from a Dutch word `snekrad,' or the German word `Schnecke,` both describing a snail-like shape.”[1] However, another author believes the name came from a New England tradition of fanciful, whimsical cookie names,[2] and yet another cites a series of tall tales around a hero named Snickerdoodle from the early 1900s.[3]
References
- ^ a b Olver, Lynne. ""The Food Timeline: Cookies, Crackers and Biscuits"". Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ Stradley, Linda. ""Snickerdoodle Cookies"". Retrieved 2007-09-24.
- ^ Grosgebauer, Clare H. ""Snickerdoodle, Tall Tale Hero"". Retrieved 2007-11-03.
External links
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe-Tools/Print/PrintFull.aspx?RecipeID=10687&servings=48&ads=false&psize=2
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