This is one of those uniquely American cookies that I often made in England just to give people "something different."

Going grain-free means that something else has to be done. Yes, I'd prefer to also be sugar free but the substitutes tend to be fairly expensive, so I'm sticking to real sugar for the moment.

This is my entry for this week's @foodfightfriday challenge.

Snickerdoodles

Adapted from Meaningful Eats.

Cream together:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/4 cup coconut oil

Beat in:

2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Stir in:

1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups almond flour or almond meal

(Almond flour will make a prettier cookie, but almond meal is cheaper!)

(Here's what it looks like after mixing. Regular flour snickerdoodle dough is firmer with more substance, so I wasn't sure this was going to work...)

Separately, stir together:

1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

(I made a double recipe so I could put some away in the cupboard.)

The dough was a bit sloppy compared to regular snickerdoodle dough, so I dropped it by rounded teaspoons directly into the cinnamon-sugar mixture. I used the cinnamon-sugar to help me roll each lump into a firmer ball, coated in cinnamon-sugar and placed them each on my silicone-lined baking sheet.

(You really do need the pan greased and/or lined because of the sloppiness of the dough.)

Place in an oven preheated to 350F and bake for 11 to 13 minutes.

Allow to cool on the pan a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

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Note: All photos are mine - Nikon 7200.

Two of my kitchen witches. One hung in my grandmother's kitchen as long as I can remember, so I have mine - adding a certain magickal spice to my cooking, presumably...
My grandmother's now lives in my mother's kitchen.

Previous recipes in Lori's Cookbook

Holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.)

Cranana-Chumpkin Bread
Cranberry-Berry Sauce (canning too)
Cranberry Juice Drink
Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
Drop Sugar Cookies - Christmas, Valentines, whatever you like!
Gravlax (Swedish Marinated Salmon)

Breakfasts

Basic French Toast
Buttermilk Pancakes - including low-carb and grain-free options.

Breads

Baking Powder Biscuits
Cranana-Chumpkin Bread
Nearly No Carb Keto Bread - demo only, follow the link to the recipe. (grain free)
No-Knead Bread
Fathead Dough - a grain free substitute for many bread situations!

Sweet Snacks

Brownies with Chocolate Ganache - made into a great birthday cake!
Drop Sugar Cookies
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sauces

Spaghetti Sauce
Basic Salsa
Garlic-Herb Butter

Food as Medicine

Egg Drop Soup

Desserts

Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake
Crustless Pumpkin Pie
Dobos Torte
Peach Cornmeal Cobbler
Peach Crisp
Tapioca Pudding

DIY Ingredients

Buttermilk

Canning

Rebel Canning - a general guide about what I do, and why I don't always follow USDA guidelines.
Cranberry-Berry Sauce
Cranberry Juice Drink
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Rice Pudding

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