# Cinnamon Sugar Cookies - how much cinnamon should I add? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 28, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-sugar-cookies-how-much-cinnamon-should-i-add/511869 "2009-09-28T18:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-sugar-cookies-how-much-cinnamon-should-i-add/511869/1 "2009-09-28T18:06:10Z")
So I tried out this cookie recipe from EatingWell (possibly the best cook magazine and books I’ve ever used) [http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/brown\_sugar\_crackles.html](http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/brown_sugar_crackles.html) But I want to give it a little oomph…namely, by adding some Penzey’s cinnamon. I added 1/4tsp this time, and didn’t taste much of it. How much can I add, and do I need to add anything else (milk, eggs, oil) because it will make the mix a bit dry, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-sugar-cookies-how-much-cinnamon-should-i-add/511869/2 "2009-09-28T18:13:38Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > So I tried out this cookie recipe from EatingWell (possibly the best cook magazine and books I’ve ever used) [http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/brown\_sugar\_crackles.html](http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/brown_sugar_crackles.html) But I want to give it a little oomph…namely, by adding some Penzey’s cinnamon. I added 1/4tsp this time, and didn’t taste much of it. How much can I add, and do I need to add anything else (milk, eggs, oil) because it will make the mix a bit dry, etc? The method used in the cookie called “Snickerdoodles” may help you here - for that, you roll dough balls in a mix of white sugar and cinnamon, then place them on baking sheets as is. One recipe I googled suggested two tablespoons of sugar to two teaspoons of cinnamon. Edit: On double-checking your recipe I see it’s a cut-out cookie - maybe you could put the mix into a little shaker and sprinkle the top of each. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-sugar-cookies-how-much-cinnamon-should-i-add/511869/3 "2009-09-28T19:49:49Z")
Oooh… that’s a yummy looking recipe. I might have to give that a whirl. IMO, to get a noticeable cinnamon taste for that amount of batter, you’ll probably need between 1/2 tsp and 1 tsp. Start with 1/2 tsp, then taste the batter to see if you like the flavour and keep adding a little more cinnamon until you feel it’s cinnamony enough… keeping in mind that the baking will probably tone down the overall flavours. (Yes, I know there are raw eggs in there… but short of eating the full bowl, you’re unlikely to make yourself sick from eating the batter) No need to add/remove anything to compensate, BTW. Spices are pretty forgiving, since the quantities are usually too small to affect the texture of the final product (it’s rare to add more than a teaspoon or two of any dried, ground spice). ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-sugar-cookies-how-much-cinnamon-should-i-add/511869/4 "2009-09-28T20:04:25Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Edit: On double-checking your recipe I see it’s a cut-out cookie - maybe you could put the mix into a little shaker and sprinkle the top of each. Actually, I don’t have a cookie cutter, so I just rolled little balls and smooshed them with my palms, like I would a hamburger. They turned out very well, in taste and appearance (so long as you’re not a stickler for uniform sizes). **Mahna Mahna** , it was very good, I hope you like it. Not using a cookie cutter saved me a good bit of time as well, I think. Just a heads up that because they use brown sugar, not much butter, and some whole-wheat flour, they don’t taste very “heavy” or sweet - so I subsequently ate many more than I normally would have when they came out of the oven I think I’m going to do both actually - a little on top, and 1/2 (and then probably a whole) teaspoon in the batter itself.