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Want to submit your Saginaw County related recipe for possible future use in our "Tastes of Saginaw County" cookbook?

It's easy! Just submit below! Please be as descriptive as possible and feel free to leave any personal notes or family history as well!

Sample Submission:

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Name: Jon Webb

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Email: jwebb@castlemuseum.org

Phone: 989-752-2861

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Where did your recipe come from? Family

Please explain: My grandmother 

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Please type the full recipe here:

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Grannie's Snickerdoodles

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Ingredients:

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1 1/3 cup sugar

1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

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Topping:

1/3 cup of sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375. Line two large cookie sheets. Set aside.

  2. Make the topping: Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl.

  3. Make the cookies: Whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium bowl.

  4. In a large bowl using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium-high speed until combined. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in 3 different parts. The dough will be thick.

  5. Roll cookie dough into balls, about 1.5 Tablespoons of cookie dough each. Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon-sugar topping. Sprinkle extra cinnamon-sugar on top if desired. Arrange 3 inches apart on the baking sheets.

  6. Bake cookies for 10 minutes. When they are still very warm, lightly press down on them with the back of a spoon or fork to help flatten them out. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Note:

Cookies remain soft & fresh for 7 days in an airtight container at room temperature.

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What recipe category does your dish fall under? American, Cookies & Bars

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How does your recipe relate to Saginaw County: My grandma was born and raised here and she made these cookies all of the time when growing up. It is a cherished family recipe that reminds me of growing up at her farmhouse off of Orr Rd in Freeland, MI.

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Upload Photos/Documents: (Jon uploaded a photo of his grandmother from 1968 making these cookies in her kitchen and a copy of the original recipe)

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Jon agreed to let us use this submission, with credit, in a future publication.

So we know who to credit!

So we know how to contact you if we need further information!
This will not be published.

So we can get an idea of the history behind your recipe!

Please be sure to include a title, ingredients,
instructions, and any special notes, and be descriptive! 

So we know where best to categorize it!

So we know the history/relation to Saginaw County

This is optional but gives us a better look into the history of the recipe as well as how the recipe turns out!

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To my knowledge, none of the information or files I have provided are under copyright.

Thanks for submitting!

So that we can use your recipe, with credit, in future publications!

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