Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. sifted plain flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt into mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until it is a very fine crumb.
Beat eggs with sugar and vanilla.
Add to flour mixture.
Mix well.
Shape into balls about the size of a walnut.
Place on cookie sheet 2-inches apart. Flatten each with bottom of a small glass tumbler covered with a dampened cloth.
(Or you may first dip the bottom of the tumbler in oil and then in sugar.)
Bake in moderate oven (375\u00b0) about 8 to 10 minutes, until light brown.
Yield: 3 dozen cookies.