SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES: Eggnog makes a great partner

Simple cookie gets an update in time for the holidays

J.M. HIRSCH | The Associated Press • Published November 21, 2012

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You can keep your decorated, stained glass, death-by-chocolate, triple-dunked biscotti bombs, or whatever this holiday season’s must-bake cookie will be.

Any time of year – and especially this time of year – I’ll take the delicious simplicity and vanilla-ness (no, probably not a real word) of a chewy, soft and sweet snickerdoodle over just about any fancy, overwrought confection. Even better is to pair that simple, underappreciated cookie with the most perfect of holiday beverages – eggnog.

So this year, I wondered what would happen if I blended these two classic treats. That’s right … an eggnog snickerdoodle. It totally makes sense. Though overtly rich and creamy, at heart eggnog is about clean vanilla creaminess with just a hint of holiday spice. You could easily say the same of snickerdoodles, which are a rich, buttery cookie with a clean vanilla taste and a light dusting of cinnamon-sugar on the outside.

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