Accidental Scones/Failed snickerdoodles

Same night as the calzone debacle, I wanted to try making cookies, but I didn't feel like going out for any ingredients, so I found a recipe for snickerdoodles that takes baking powder instead of cream of tartar. MISTAKE! Ok, maybe it would have worked if the baking power hadn't expired in 2006, but either way, we ended up making some reasonably respectable scones.

I got the recipe from here. (Perhaps the URL should have tipped me off, but i digress.)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup margarine (1 stick)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 medium egg
• 1 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-2/3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar mixed with 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1. In a large bowl mash together the margarine and sugar. Add the egg and beat until everything is creamy. Add the baking powder, salt and flour. Stir it up until you have a nice thick dough. (The dough was decidedly not thick. I added about half a cup more flour but to no avail.)
   
2. Preheat the oven to 400'. In a cereal bowl, combine the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar. Shape pieces of the dough into balls and roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. (I did the best i could considering that the dough was sticking to my hands in a really annoying way. I probably lost 2-3 "cookies" to that complication. But since the oven was already preheating, i decided to soldier on)
   
3. Place the coated balls on an oiled cookie sheet. Using the bottom of a smooth cup or glass, press the dough down to flatten the cookies slightly. Bake them at 400° for 10 minutes. (It took more like 15 minutes for these monstrosities to be called "done")

(there were more than 3 cookies, we just ate them before I remember to take a pic)

Verdict: Bad snickerdoodles, but really respectable scones. I really really want to try this recipe with fresh baking powder, but haven't gotten around to it. As an interesting aside I found a website with a test to see if your baking powder is still usable. Thank you Joy of Cooking.