Snickerdoodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. soft shortening (part butter)
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. cream of tarter
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs thoroughly.
Sift together next 4 ingredients.
Stir into first mixture.
Roll into balls the size of small walnuts.
Roll these in mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Place 2-inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake until lightly browned, but still soft.
(The cookies will puff up at first.)