Birthdays ALWAYS call for baking! About a month ago, I made a snickerdoodle apple cobbler to take to the office at school. When my parents saw pictures while they were on vacation, there was a request put in for another one upon their arrival home. At first I though "man, another one"! But, after seeing the popularity of it in the office, I knew it was good! So like the perfect daughter I am (okay, that might be a little bit of a stretch, but who are we kidding!? We all know I'm something special!) I made my parents another snickerdoodle apple cobbler.
Then, my friend had seen it and his first reaction was "Oh my gosh! You are a baking goddess! You must bestow this marvelous concoction upon my taste buds". Mayyyybe that's not quite what he said, but close enough!
Once again, I was going to be making this little piece of heaven! It is soooo easy! 30 to 45 minutes at most!
To start out, you need seven apples. I used gala apples because I wanted it to be elegant and everything.
Next, you have to cut all of those apples up! The joy of potentially cutting your fingers like crazy (I know from my experience the first time) is immense, so be careful! Or if you have a grandma that lives really close, she'll probably have something to save the day, like this little gadget!
It's a corer, peeler, AND slicer!!!! Stop laughing! I'm not the only one to get excited about this! I'm sure that Nate over at terminatetorkitchen.com would be excited about too! (If you've never checked his blog out, it's funny and has loads of delicious recipes! Ecpecially the cold-brew coffe!) So, where were we? Right! If you have one of these, put each apple on the stick thingy and start spinning the handle. Then the rest is obvious. You're going to make a big mess! Not only is this required, but it is encouraged at any time of baking, unless you're the one doing the dishes!
Now, you toss all of the apple slices into a greased pan in an unorderly way, just to make it more fun! After that, toss some brown sugar over the apples. Don't forget to be generous with it! Now you need precisely 1.5 packages of sugar cookie dough. The other half of the second pack should be left over in the end. Take each little square and roll it into a ball. After that, roll it in a mix of 1/2 cup of sugar and 3 tablespoons of ground cinnamon. Take each ball and put it on top of the apples close enough that when it bakes, they will cover the top because we can't have our dessert showing any skin! Then be like Paula Deen, Ree Drummond, or my Aunt Peggy and add a generous amount of butter all the way around the pan. The original recipe called for 1 tablespoon, but what fun is that!?
Now, put this calorie free (what a joke!?) dessert in the oven and bake it until the cookies are baked. Or, if you're part of my family, until they're barely baked.
It should come out looking along the lines of that picture. And if it doesn't...I don't know what to tell you.
With this being the birthday present, what kind of a friend would I be without at least getting a card to go with it!? And what kind of a card would it be without mentioning one of my friend's greatest loves, food!?
With all of this in mind, just remember, a dessert is always a way to brighten someone's day, even if they are counting the calories!