Cinnamon Snails

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg white, beaten
• 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• in a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and brown sugar until smooth. mix in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, baking powder, egg, and vanilla. stir in flour by hand using a wooden spoon, as the dough will be stiff.
• roll out tablespoon sized pieces of dough into 6 inch long ropes. curl up one end slightly to make the head, then curl the rest of the rope towards the head in a spiral shape to make the snail shell. place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. brush cookies with egg white. mix together the remaining cinnamon and superfine sugar in a small cup. sprinkle this over the snails. use chocolate chips to make eyes on the heads.
• bake cookies for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms are lightly browned. let cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.