Dessert / Cookies: Snickerdoodles

From Mary Carey

Ingredients
1 cup softened shortening / part butter
1 ¼ cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ¾ cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

Directions
Mix the softened shortening / part butter, 1 ¼ cup sugar and 2 eggs together.

Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together. Stir into the butter mixture.

Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in mixture of 2 Tablespoons sugar and 1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned, but still soft.

Cookies puff first and then flatten. Yields 5 dozen 2” cookies.