I was supposed to make a dessert with my son this past weekend for the
Cub Scouts banquet. My wife gave me a very easy Snicker Doodles
recipe.

Which I didn't read through before I started. Was supposed to have 1
1/2 c sugar in the mix, then 1 1/2 c for sprinkling along with
cinnamon. I put all 3 cups in the mix, then we still needed to
sprinkle them with more.

Oops.

I'm sure the parents didn't notice that their kids were a little more
sugared up than usual.

They were good cookies, though.

On Feb 24, 2:10*pm, wrote:
> I was supposed to make a dessert with my son this past weekend for the
> Cub Scouts banquet. *My wife gave me a very easy Snicker Doodles
> recipe.
>
> Which I didn't read through before I started. *Was supposed to have 1
> 1/2 c sugar in the mix, then 1 1/2 c for sprinkling along with
> cinnamon. *I put all 3 cups in the mix, then we still needed to
> sprinkle them with more.
>
> Oops.
>
> I'm sure the parents didn't notice that their kids were a little more
> sugared up than usual.
>
> They were good cookies, though.

Yes, that sort of thing often happens. I bet your recipe had a list
of
ingredients at the top, and one of them was something like:

3 cups sugar, divided

Did you tell your wife about your mistake?

Cindy Hamilton

On Feb 24, 2:10*pm, wrote:
> I was supposed to make a dessert with my son this past weekend for the
> Cub Scouts banquet. *My wife gave me a very easy Snicker Doodles
> recipe.
>
> Which I didn't read through before I started. *Was supposed to have 1
> 1/2 c sugar in the mix, then 1 1/2 c for sprinkling along with
> cinnamon. *I put all 3 cups in the mix, then we still needed to
> sprinkle them with more.
>
> Oops.
>
> I'm sure the parents didn't notice that their kids were a little more
> sugared up than usual.
>
> They were good cookies, though.

So they baked up OK? No weird texture from so much sugar?

Kris, who's husband could easily do the same thing

>
>So they baked up OK? No weird texture from so much sugar?
>

They came out fine. I don't have a sweet tooth anymore, so all sweets
are too sweet to me. But everyone liked them.

I'll stick with meat.

wrote:
>> So they baked up OK? No weird texture from so much sugar?
>>
>
> They came out fine. I don't have a sweet tooth anymore, so all sweets
> are too sweet to me. But everyone liked them.
>
> I'll stick with meat.


My mother was the baker in our house. My father did successfully bake a
few things. He was actually quite competent in the kitchen, but it just
wasn't his thing. My mother's father, OTOH, was an excellent baker. I
have three brothers and three of us are pretty good at baking. The other
one can, but he is not much of a dessert eater so he doesn't bother.