Cherry Snickerdoodles

We make a lot of cookies at our house... and today I wanted to make Snickerdoodles since my husband loves them.... and the rest of the family does also.  I decided to experiment to make them a bit more special.  Special is good....

I made a double batch... I know that Snickerdoodles go fast around here.

I had some cherry juice in the freezer.... this was from last summer when we picked sour cherries... as we pitted them, there was a lot of juice and I saved it... I have used it in several fun ways.  I figured this might be another one. :)  My husband's favorite dessert is cherry pie... and he loves cherries.

When I first put the cherry juice in and stirred it up, the dough turned BRIGHT pink... but after putting so much flour in and stirring, the color settled down to a paler pink.

There were actually a lot of cookies from this....

After baking, they weren't even pink at all.... so I put a pale pink border around this one. :)

There isn't much cherry flavor to these... not like I had hoped, but they are still REALLY good. :)  When I make them again, I plan to put about a cup of the cherries in the cookie dough (in my double batch!) and I am sure that will help to retain more of the cherry taste. :) 

They are soft, chewy...  and really good. :)  I haven't experimented with Snickerdoodles before, but now that I have... I may think of other possibilities..... what a great tasting cookie. :)









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                    1 cup butter
                    2 1/4 cups sugar                    Cream together
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                    2 eggs
                    1 tsp. vanilla
                    1/4 cup sour cherry juice         Blend in
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                     3 3/4 cups flour
                     1/2 tsp baking soda
                      1/2 tsp cream of tartar              Mix in
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                       1/2 cup sour cherries, optional
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                        3 Tablespoons sugar
                        1 teaspoon cinnamon              Mix together in a separate small bowl.

                 Either form balls of dough and  dip in the cinnamon sugar and place on cookie sheet or
take a teaspoonful of dough and press it into the cinnamon sugar (much easier and faster) and place it on the cookie sheet and flatten just a little with the bottom of a glass.  Bake at 375 degrees for about 8-9 minutes.  Makes about 3 dozen depending on how large you make the cookies... ours were pretty large. :)    Enjoy. 

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