Cinnamon Swirl Sugar Cookies (A.K.A. Snickerdoodles) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon sea salt
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    2 ounces low-fat cream cheese
    6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, still warm
    1/3 cup canola oil
    1 large egg
    2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon skim milk
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
Preparation
    Adjust oven rack to middle position, heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl, then set aside.
    Put 1 1/2 cups sugar & room temperature cream cheese in a bowl, pour warm melted butter over the sugar & cream cheese and mix to combine. Whisk in oil, then add egg, milk and vanilla until smooth. Add flour and mix with a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
    Take @ 1 tablespoon of the dough and roll into a dough ball(about the size of a ping pong ball) Put the 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in shallow pie tin, using your hands gently roll dough in the sugar / cinnamon mixture to coat. Place dough ball on a cookie sheet, and gently flatten the top.
    Bake 1 tray at a time until the edges are set and just beginning to brown, @11-14 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to cooling rack until room temperature. ENJOY!

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