Double Snickerdoodle Cookies with Chai Spice Glaze
Rainy days have a way of nudging us toward the kitchen, don’t they? (Or maybe that's just me.) With the cookie jar sitting empty and the soft patter of rain against the windows, I felt that familiar itch to bake. Usually, I turn to my husband or my son for inspiration, asking them to pick a cookie flavor for me to reimagine with a gourmet twist. But this time, I knew exactly what I wanted: a Snickerdoodle. Not just any Snickerdoodle, but a "grown-up, glow-up Snickerdoodle" This soft and chewy cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar needed something to really bring out the warm flavors. Thus, the Double Snickerdoodle with Chai Spice Glaze was born—a nod to the cookie that filled my childhood with warmth and the comforting presence of my Mom, who passed in 2015. Snickerdoodles were her specialty. (at least, that's what I remember growing up.) We’d make them together, rolling dough balls in cinnamon sugar, and her telling me...