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