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