Snickerdoodles!

Snickerdoodles are a sugary cinnamon treat! They are perfect for dunking and fun to eat on a winter day! 

Here is the recipe:

1 c. soft shortening

1 1/2 c. Sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 c. flour

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 Tbl. sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1. Mix shortening, sugar and eggs

2. Sift flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt together

3. add to shortening mixture and add vanilla

4. In a separate small bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon

5. Roll into balls the size of a small walnut

6. Roll the ball in the cinnamon and sugar mixture

7. Place two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets

8. Bake for 8-10 minutes  *NOTE* Make sure you know your oven - I baked these for about 7 minutes and still had some bottoms that were too dark so vary the time to fit your oven! 

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Mom!

We're celebrating my Mom's birthday this week and I was in charge of making her a cake! She loves chocolate so I used this simple recipe to make her a "Too Much Chocolate" Cake!

Whenever I don't have a lot of time I ice my cakes by heating up the icing for 20 seconds in the microwave and just pouring it on.  Then I added some heart sprinkles because I love my MOM! 

Here's a side view of the drips (don't you love my glass of wine in the background!)

 Close up of sprinkles

 Here is a link to the recipe for this cake - easy, quick, and sooooo chocolaty!  

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/too-much-chocolate-cake/