Snickerdoodle Muffins

I've been making these muffins since I was in middle school. It's a modification of a French Puff and has been given several nicknames by some of the teens that like to hang out at our house. These are easy to make, and don't require a mixer if you have younger kids that would like to make them on their own.

Yes, those are Snickerdoodle cookies in front of the muffins!

These do not last long! The recipe makes a dozen regular size muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.

Miss Mary's Snickerdoodle Muffins

• 1/3 cup shortening or melted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 cup milk

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
2. Mix sugar and butter together until well mixed, add egg and mix  in throughly
3. In another bowl mix together in flour, baking power, salt and nutmeg
4. Stir in flour alternately with milk
5. Grease muffin tin (I use Pam Baking spray) - DO NOT USE paper cups
6. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full (usually one big eating tablespoon full)
7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes
8. Remove from oven, let cool a few minutes then remove from muffin tin

Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:

1. Mix 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tbsps Cinnamon (or mix to your taste) in a container big enough to fit a muffin
2. Melt 1/4 cup of butter (1 stick) - I nuke this in a bowl big enough to fit a muffin

Roll muffins in melted butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture
Final step: EAT!

This is what my cinnamon sugar mix looks like when it looks "right".