Cinnamon Snails Recipe
Source: Cooking at a Glance - Cookies
Makes about 48 cookies
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Kids will love to help decorate these cinnamony critters almost as much as they will love to eat them.
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Helpful Hints:
Cookie Dough, Making
Cookies, Shaping and Molding
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RECIPE METHOD
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In a mixing bowl beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and baking powder; beat till combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half.
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In a small mixing bowl stir together the granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside.
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On a lightly floured surface, shape each half of the dough into a 12-inch log. Cut each log into twenty-four 1/2-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a 6-inch rope. Coil each rope into a snail shape; using one end to make a small coil for the eye, and coiling the other end in the opposite direction to make the body. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets. Brush each cookie with egg white. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture. If desired, insert 2 chocolate pieces in the small coiled end for the eyes.
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Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for 8 minutes, or till edges of the cookies are firm and the bottoms are lightly browned. Remove cookies from pan and cool on a rack.
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Recipe reprinted by permission of Weldon Owen. All rights reserved.
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