Photo: Apple Cider Snickerdoodles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups apple cider
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 3 tablespoons for rolling
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped red and green crispy apple chips, plus whole chips for garnish
- 2 teaspoons apple pie spice
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat the cider in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Continue to cook until syrupy and reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 12 to 14 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
Whisk the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl until smooth. Beat the butter with 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the light brown sugar in a separate bowl on medium-high speed until fluffy and smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the reduced cider and the egg (the mixture may look slightly curdled). Stir in the flour mixture and 1/4 cup of the chopped apple chips until combined.
Stir together the remaining 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons of chopped apple chips and the apple pie spice in a small bowl. Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls, using lightly moistened hands if the dough is too sticky, and then roll in the spiced sugar mixture. Place the dough balls 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets and top with a few pieces of whole apple chips. Bake until the edges are just set but centers are still soft, 11 to 13 minutes, rotating pans halfway through the baking time. Cool 2 to 3 minutes on the baking sheet, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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By mlim325
Jamaica Plain, MA
on February 10, 2013
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These turned out really good - after I burned the first dozen. As others have said (and as I wish I had read first 400 degrees is WAY too hot for these cookies. I did 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes and they turned out perfectly. Also, I didn't have apple pie spice on hand, but made my own (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cardamom and it worked pretty well. I also decided to use parchment paper instead of the ungreased sheet, which is infinitely better.
By whenmostiwink
on December 22, 2012
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These are fantastic! Appley, sweet, delicious. Pretty easy to make too.
The cooking temp in the recipe is definitely a mistake - I baked mine at 350, not 400, for the time listed and they came out perfect. 400 is way too hot for cookies like this.
Also, definitely make sure your cider (and it's cider, not cider vinegar! gets boiled way, way down. It really concentrates the apple flavor. Don't get impatient - I brought mine down until it was almost the consistency of natural maple syrup. It had to be scraped out of the pot with a spatula. The apple flavor was perfect in the cookies.
By betty1336
on December 14, 2012
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Great alternative to a snickerdoodle cookie. Loved the crunch, texture and looks of the apple chips. Good cookie to make during the holidays. Finally found the apple chips in the produce section of my local grocery store.
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