Snickerdoodle Cookies with 5 Spice Flavor

Ingredients:

• 2 and 1/4 cups premium flour
• 1.5 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon 5-spice seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 165 g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup red decorative sugar

Preparation:

1. Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 200°C. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, 1/2 teaspoon each of five-spice and cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the white and brown sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, 4-5 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the vanilla extract, then reduce the mixer speed to low, beat in the flour mixture, and knead the dough.
3. In a small bowl, combine the red sugar with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of five-spice powder and cinnamon. Roll the dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each), then roll them in the red sugar. Place them on two clean baking sheets, spacing them 3 inches apart.
4. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies are set in the centers and lightly browned around the edges, 9 to 12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.