Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

My family adores snickerdoodle cookies and when I came across the cookie recipe in cupcake form, I just had to try it.  I have made it a few times now and each time I tried something a little bit different to try and please my own taste.  The first time I followed Martha Stewart's cupcake recipe to a “T”, but chose not to try her seven minute frosting.  I went with a whipped cinnamon frosting instead and it was amazing, but it still lacked something.
With this last attempt I think I finally found ‘the one’.  I added a mascarpone/cinnamon filling (who doesn’t enjoy filling oozing out) and went with a cinnamon butter cream.  I decided to adorn it with a miniature, chewy and adorable snickerdoodle cookie~ in my opinion the best of both worlds.

Snickerdoodle Cookies

I absolutely love this cookie probably my all time favorite, but then again I love all things cinnamon.  This is a recipe that my Mom used and passed down to me.  I have slightly tweaked it a bit, adding brown sugar in the dough and raw sugar to the cinnamon/sugar mixture to roll them in ~ delightful.  I love the fact that it doesn’t use shortening.  I try to avoid using it if at all possible, I just don't care for it.  When making these dreamy cookies, make a dozen or so smaller ones (a little larger than a quarter) to set aside.  I have a recipe (will post soon) for a Snickerdoodle cupcake that you can garnish beautifully with the smaller cookie.  Indulge!