Tuesday Tip

Make Snickerdoodles - they're so good.

snickerdoodles - makes about 35 or 40 biscuits

250g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (please, not essence)
110g brown sugar - I use the treacley one that looks alive
220g castor sugar
2 eggs (free range of course)
410g plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Extra 1 tablespoon castor sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon mixed together

Beat butter, extract and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time until just combined.
Sift together the flour, bicarb and nutmeg and gradually add to the creamed mixture. Mix together well, I use the dough blade on the Kenwood, just for a short while.
Cover and pop into the 'fridge for about half an hour, just to firm up.
Put the castor sugar/cinnamon mix on to a plate and taking a dessertspoon or so of the mixture, roll into a ball, roll in the sugar mix and put on to an ungreased baking sheet - 7cm apart.
Bake in a moderate oven - 180c - for about 12 mins. The balls will flatten into lovely biscuits with a slightly cracked surface and thoroughly tasty taste.