The most Christmassy cookie that we sold (to me at least) was the JaxcieDoodle. Okay, so they are basically Snickerdoodles... but so much better, and named for my Deary Jaxcie herself. She managed to get this recipe from the clutches of one of those recipe hoarders I don't really understand. So now that I got it... here it is for everyone and anyone who wants it!
Yummy Fluffy Puffy Cookies that really can be used as the base for all kinds of fun experiments!
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 cup Shortening
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
4 1/3 cup Cake Flour
¾ tsp Baking Soda
¾ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Salt
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2 cup Shortening
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
1 Egg
4 1/3 cup Cake Flour
¾ tsp Baking Soda
¾ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Sugar
1 ½ tsp Cinnamon
1 ½ tsp Cinnamon
Preheat your oven to 375˚
Using a mixer cream Shortening and Sugar.
Mix for an additional 3 minutes on medium speed. All the extra mixing is important for the awesome puffy texture in the end.
Slowly add Egg and Vanilla while mixing.
In separate bowl combine Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Salt.
Gradually add dry ingredients mixing on slow speed until incorporated and smooth.
In wax paper roll dough into 1 ½ inch round logs, and refrigerate until firm. If you are impatient, like me, you can use the freezer instead.
While dough is cooling mix Sugar and Cinnamon.
When firm, slice dough into roughly ½ inch thick coins. (Take the wax paper off first, silly)
Dredge coins in Cinnamon Sugar and place onto baking sheet, leaving room for slight expansion. The sugar makes these cookies very prone to sticking to cookie sheets. These cookies are the ones to have gotten me hooked to using parchment paper. It works wonders.
Bake 8-10 mins.
Cookies are done when slight cracks appear, browning indicates over baking. This is for real! They may look just right when they are a little brown, but they get really crumbly and not nearly as good as if you take them out before they begin to brown.
Okay, so that is how you make the Jexciedoodles.... but like I said that dough is full of potential!
For example: one of my cousins recently had a brand new cutie patootie little one and I just had to send them something yummy to celebrate. I made this dough, but dredged them in plain sugar omiting the cinnamon. Then once they were cool, melted some of the lovely wonderful Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate chips that I had and carefully spooned a layer of chocolate onto each cookie. I was planning on sandwiching them to make a kind of home-made Milano, but I liked the higher chocolate to cookie ratio of just coating one side and leaving them like that. If you plan on doing this, I suggest you cover the bottoms with the chocolate, and leave the pretty clean tops, it makes for a much nicer looking finished product. I don't have a picture of these so just take my word for it, they were pretty.
Apparently the dozen and a half cookies I sent them made it about a day and a half into their being home from the hospital. So, they must have been good.
So I have been thinking of all kinds of other uses for this dough now too... rolling in sugar mixed with cocoa powder?... Divide the dough in half, mixing half of it with cocoa powder, then making a kind of pinwheel cookie out of the two toned dough?... mmmmm coat one side with chocolate and sprinkle some coffee grounds over the chocolate before its set?....Or there is always the fact that this dough is really like a loose playdough and they only puff up a little... you can shape them into anything you want... add some food coloring to the dough and make all kinds of fun things! These are all just ideas... if you try them and they turn out awful, please let the rest of us know! Or if you have any other ideas let 'em rip!
Using a mixer cream Shortening and Sugar.
Mix for an additional 3 minutes on medium speed. All the extra mixing is important for the awesome puffy texture in the end.
Slowly add Egg and Vanilla while mixing.
In separate bowl combine Flour, Baking Soda, Baking Powder and Salt.
Gradually add dry ingredients mixing on slow speed until incorporated and smooth.
In wax paper roll dough into 1 ½ inch round logs, and refrigerate until firm. If you are impatient, like me, you can use the freezer instead.
While dough is cooling mix Sugar and Cinnamon.
When firm, slice dough into roughly ½ inch thick coins. (Take the wax paper off first, silly)
Dredge coins in Cinnamon Sugar and place onto baking sheet, leaving room for slight expansion. The sugar makes these cookies very prone to sticking to cookie sheets. These cookies are the ones to have gotten me hooked to using parchment paper. It works wonders.
Bake 8-10 mins.
Cookies are done when slight cracks appear, browning indicates over baking. This is for real! They may look just right when they are a little brown, but they get really crumbly and not nearly as good as if you take them out before they begin to brown.
Okay, so that is how you make the Jexciedoodles.... but like I said that dough is full of potential!
For example: one of my cousins recently had a brand new cutie patootie little one and I just had to send them something yummy to celebrate. I made this dough, but dredged them in plain sugar omiting the cinnamon. Then once they were cool, melted some of the lovely wonderful Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate chips that I had and carefully spooned a layer of chocolate onto each cookie. I was planning on sandwiching them to make a kind of home-made Milano, but I liked the higher chocolate to cookie ratio of just coating one side and leaving them like that. If you plan on doing this, I suggest you cover the bottoms with the chocolate, and leave the pretty clean tops, it makes for a much nicer looking finished product. I don't have a picture of these so just take my word for it, they were pretty.
Apparently the dozen and a half cookies I sent them made it about a day and a half into their being home from the hospital. So, they must have been good.
So I have been thinking of all kinds of other uses for this dough now too... rolling in sugar mixed with cocoa powder?... Divide the dough in half, mixing half of it with cocoa powder, then making a kind of pinwheel cookie out of the two toned dough?... mmmmm coat one side with chocolate and sprinkle some coffee grounds over the chocolate before its set?....Or there is always the fact that this dough is really like a loose playdough and they only puff up a little... you can shape them into anything you want... add some food coloring to the dough and make all kinds of fun things! These are all just ideas... if you try them and they turn out awful, please let the rest of us know! Or if you have any other ideas let 'em rip!
