Cookies!!

Every once in a while I get seized by a desire to bake.  This is extremely infrequent, but as I like to nom baked goods, I try to encourage the desire when it comes up.

So this morning I wanted cinnamon cookies.  I have no idea what "cinnamon cookies" are; they weren't something I remember from childhood or have heard about and wanted to try.  The concept just sprung up in my head and I wanted them.  Luckily, the internet came to my rescue!  I found several recipes and then realized all of them called for baking soda or baking powder.  Crap!  We don't have those, and if I run to the store I won't want to make cookies by the time I get back.  Internet to the rescue again!  Apparently you can add acid to your cookies, in the form of something like lemon juice or vinegar, and it will work just the same way.  Thank you, Wikipedia.

So, I made up a recipe (it's a combination of 3 random ones I found on the internet, plus a bit of my own invention):

1 cup melted butter (we don't have an electric beater, so this had to be melted so I could fork it into the sugar)
1 cup brown sugar
0.5 cup white sugar (could probably have used all brown sugar but I ran out)
2.3ish cups flour (I'm never sure if flour should be measured packed or fluffy.  I just added flour until the dough stopped looking gooey)
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1 egg
2 tablespoons lime juice (next time I'd probably add half this)

1. Mix butter with sugar.  
2. Mix in egg.  
3. Mix in flour, cinnamon, and lime juice.  Let sit for five minutes so it sets a little and can be made into balls.  
4. While it's setting, mix some white sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
5. Drop balls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet (trust me, there is enough butter in them they won't stick).  
6. Sprinkle some of the cinnamon/sugar mixture on top.  
7. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
8. Remember to burn the last batch while you're writing up the recipe on your blog.