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The Kid wanted to make cookies, but since I am sick I told him he’d have to do all the work. He insisted that he had to make ‘cinnamon cookies’ though. Er…I figured a sugar cookie pumped up on cinnamon was my best bet. True to his word, he did all the work – I just had to put them in the oven. He is only 5 after all.

ingredients:
2-1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

for topping:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. (If you think that much cinnamon is gonna kill you, go ahead and hold it back to 1-1/2 tablespoons.)

In a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars until mixed. Add the egg and the vanilla.

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Slowly add the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Until the batter is well blended.

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Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a prepped cookie sheet. A small ice cream scoop works well for this. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the rounded balls of dough.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on wire racks. They taste FANTASTIC right out of the oven. They are soft, with a crunch. Perfect for snacking.

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