Snickerdoodles(Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0. Mix shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs together thoroughly. Sift together flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt; stir into moist ingredients. Roll dough into marble-sized balls. Roll each ball into mixture of 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 teaspoons sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 5 dozen.