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Snickerdoodle - Quiz
Contributed by: Lindsay
  • 1. What is the traditional spice-sugar mix used for coating snickerdoodles?
A) Cinnamon sugar
B) Nutmeg sugar
C) Vanilla sugar
D) Ginger sugar
  • 2. Which ingredient is added to snickerdoodles to create a signature effect on texture and taste?
A) Cocoa powder
B) Baking powder
C) Cornstarch
D) Cream of tartar
  • 3. What is the primary visual characteristic of a finished snickerdoodle?
A) A smooth glazed top
B) A powdered sugar coating
C) A cracked surface
D) A lattice crust
  • 4. According to the Joy of Cooking, what is the possible German origin of the name snickerdoodle?
A) Schneckennudel
B) Zimtsterne
C) Stollen
D) Lebkuchen
  • 5. What is the earliest recorded use of the word snickerdoodle according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
A) 1750
B) 1889
C) 1912
D) 1845
  • 6. What traditional fat combination is often used to make snickerdoodles?
A) Coconut oil and butter
B) Olive oil and shortening
C) Lard and margarine
D) Shortening and butter
  • 7. What does the word 'doodle' possibly mean in its German root 'dudeltopf'?
A) Simpleton
B) Hidden spice
C) Hard dough
D) Sweet treat
  • 8. What is the main difference in the rolling process between sugar cookies and snickerdoodles?
A) Sugar cookies are rolled in flour
B) Sugar cookies are rolled in brown sugar
C) Snickerdoodles are not rolled at all
D) Snickerdoodles are rolled in cinnamon sugar
  • 9. Which Indiana poet was known to love snickerdoodles?
A) Walt Whitman
B) Robert Frost
C) James Whitcomb Riley
D) Emily Dickinson
  • 10. Which company released a snickerdoodle coffee creamer?
A) Nestlé Coffee-Mate
B) Dunkin' Donuts
C) Prairie Farms
D) Braum's
  • 11. In the process of making the dough, what is added last?
A) Egg
B) Fat
C) Sugar
D) Flour
  • 12. What effect does baking have on the cinnamon sugar coating of the cookie?
A) It turns the coating into a glaze
B) It slightly candies the coating
C) It burns the coating
D) It dissolves the coating entirely
  • 13. Snickerdoodles are common in which specific communities?
A) Urban and suburban
B) Quaker and Shaker
C) Mennonite and Amish
D) International and maritime
  • 14. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the origin of the word snickerdoodle is:
A) Uncertain
B) Purely American
C) Definitely German
D) Strictly Scottish
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