Not only was the recipe dry and horrible, the cookie turned out like a rock. Not one to admit defeat (or maybe I'm just stubborn like my Dad), I gave it another shot, but dramatically changed the recipe.
I also decided to add apple juice - which worked out well. Here is my recipe - apologies for not having pictures of the final product - for some reason, my brain froze both times I made it and I completely forgot to take pictures!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar; packed
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter; soft (just below room temperature)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2-3 table spoons of apple juice
Sprinkling
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300~F
- In a small bowl, mix sprinkling ingredients together - set aside
- In a medium bowl sift flour, soda and salt - set aside
- In a large bowl blend sugars with an electric mixer at medium speed
- Add the butter and mix until light, but not fluffy
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and apple juice
- Mix at medium speed until light, but not fluffy
- Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in cinnamon-sugar topping (or, if you're lazy like me, use a cookie-dough scoop, press flat with a fork and then sprinkle the topping over it )
- Place on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper, approximately 2 inches apart
- Bake in the lower-third of the rack, for approximately 15 minutes (flip halfway through for even cooking)
- Transfer cookies with a spatula to a wire rack
