I have lived in Indiana for over 6 years now and while I still don’t fully know where the term “Hoosier” originally came from, I have learned to love the down home Midwest cooking styles I often find in Indiana. Indiana is known for its Sugar Cream Pie. Yum! This custard-like pie is made with delicious ingredients including plenty of cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Check out all our United States of Cookies recipes here. Recipe and photo courtesy of Ashley from Simply Designing.

Ingredients

1 cup Salted Butter room temperature
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 3/4 cups Organic Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour
2 tsp Cream of Tarter
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
4 Tbsp Granulated Sugar
1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg

Instructions

Cream the butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, cream of tarter, baking soda and salt. Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture and blend until combined.
In a small bowl combine 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Roll dough into balls and then roll in the sugar-cinnamon-nutmeg mixture.
Place dough onto cookie sheets and place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to chill.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake cookies for approximately 8 minutes until they are slightly brown around the edges.