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Ok-Explanation-8056 OP t1_itxafwe wrote

Reply to comment by Marmite_Badger in [homemade] snickerdoodles by Ok-Explanation-8056

They’re similar to sugar cookies, rolled in sugar and cinnamon! I’m not sure how they got their name 🤔

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youretheweird1 t1_itxtvrk wrote

> Snickerdoodle history > > Some food historians say that their fanciful name comes from the German term Schnecke Knödel which can be translated as “snail dumpling.” Others say that “snicker” comes from the Dutch word snekrad or the German word schnecke, both of which refer to a small, snail-like shape.

I had to know.

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monkeywithgun t1_itykvw9 wrote

>Some food historians say that their fanciful name comes from the German...

>Others say that “snicker” comes from the Dutch...

>Some historians, however think that they came from New England...

But we still don't know. How frustrating!

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Spamspambaconandspam t1_itzygm3 wrote

I am Dutch but wtf is a snekrad? Edit: goole says it's a specific gear (rad) in a clockwork that's being moved by a so-called snek. Weirdly specific item to name a cookie after.

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