"My mom shows me how to make the pie crust recipe that has been in our family for decades, to make cinnamon sugar pie crust cookies. These cookies were a part of my childhood and are the perfect dessert for the holiday season (when you can't choose between pie and cookies for dessert!). Bake along with me and my mom on my YouTube channel!"
Mom’s Cinnamon Sugar Pie Crust Cookies
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Prep time: 25mins
Cook time: 20mins
Serves or Makes: 18
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ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup cold water
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespook cinnamon
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
For pie dough: In a bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Add shortening and cut into flour with a fork or pastry cutter. Add cold water slowly, starting with 1/4 cup water, and mix dough together with your hands just until the dough can be formed into a ball. Dough should be soft and not too sticky. You will likely need between ½ cup and ¾ cup of water to form the ball of dough depending on the time of year you make the dough and the moisture in your flour.
Step 3
To form cookies: Roll out dough with a rolling pin to about an 1/8 inch thick (about the thickness of a pie crust). Use a sharp knife to cut the rolled dough in half. Cut strips that are about 1 inch wide from the half sheets of dough. TIP: You can also cut the dough into triangles if you prefer! This is how my mom makes them!
Step 4
Mix cinnamon and sugar together. Generously sprinkle cinnamon and sugar mixture on all strips or triangles. There should be a thick coating on each. Roll strips (or triangles) into spirals so that the cinnamon and sugar mixture is inside of the spiral. If you choose triangles, you can pinch the ends of the cookies shut to the cinnamon-sugar stays inside!
Step 5
To Bake: Place spirals on a greased baking sheet, and bake for 20-25 minutes, until just golden. Depending on the exact size of your cookies, you may need slightly less or more time. When the cookies just start to brown, they are done! Do not over-bake. TIP: My favorite way to enjoy these cookies is hot out of the oven! You can store these in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months, and bake them as you want them!
Step 6
To Store: Baked, these cookies keep well for 3 days. Heat them in a closed foil package in the oven to refresh!