Snickerdoodle Skookies

Have you ever heard of Skookies?  My in-laws introduced them to us a few years ago.  It's a cookie baked in a small skillet with ice cream and whatever other toppings you want on it.  Believe it or not, I can down a whole skookie all by myself.  Shocking, right?  My kids love 'em too!  My husband, on the other hand, is not a big fan of ice cream (I know, I know, what on earth do I see in him???) and doesn't get into the skookie craze like we do.

When first we tried these, we only used chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream.  However, I have come to discover that snickerdoodle skookies are HEAVEN!!!  Something about the cookie consistency with vanilla ice cream makes it so incredibly and delectably sweet.  I am not too secretive about my snickerdoodle recipe, so I will share it now!

Snickerdoodles (for 1 skookie and a few extra regular cookies)

• 1/2 c sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 butter (softened)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1 1/2 c flour
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/4 t baking soda
• 1/4 t cream of tartar
• cinnamon sugar (for sprinkling & rolling, about 2 T)

1. Preheat oven to 375.  Grease small cookie sheet and skookie skillet.
2. Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl.  Beat in egg and vanilla.
3. Stir together flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a small bowl.
4. Stir dry ingredients into wet until well-mixed.  If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.
5. Put about 1/4 cup of dough into skookie pan.  Press to the edge of the pan.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake for 10-13 minutes (depending on how doughy you want your skookie to be).
6. Meanwhile, roll the rest of the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon sugar.  Put dough balls on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.  Bake 8-10 minutes.
7. When skookie is done, let cool for about 5 minutes.  Top with vanilla ice cream and other toppings as desired (nuts, whip cream, fruit, syrups, etc.).  Eat quickly (with a friend or two, unless you have a large dessert stomach as I do) since the ice cream melts fast!
8. When cookies are done, let cool for 2 minutes on the pan and then move to a cooling rack, eating them warm or saving them until later.

Sorry, no pics.  The skookies don't last long enough for good pictures!