"The snickerdoodle recipe of my dreams: thick, tender (but never cakey), fragrant with brown butter and vanilla bean, complex with a little cream cheese, and unequivocally the best aroma on earth to…..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup (8 ounces or 225 grams) unsalted butter (see Note)
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3 tablespoons (45 grams) water (see Note)
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3 cups (400 grams) all-purpose flour
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1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar + 3 tablespoons (40 grams) for rolling
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt (Diamond brand, use half of others)
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1/4 cup (2 ounces, 55 grams or 1/4 of an 8-ounce brick) cream cheese, in chunks
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1 large egg
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
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1 1/2 tablespoons (10 grams) ground cinnamon