Patty'S Snickerdoodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup Crisco (butter flavored)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar do not add to batter (for rolling balls in)
1 teaspoon cinnamon do not add to batter (for rolling balls in)

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Once fluffy, add in eggs one at a time until mixed thoroughly.
Sift dry ingredients together, and stir in to wet ingredients.
Mix the last 2 ingredients together in a small dish.
Roll into balls the size of small walnuts.
Roll balls into cinnamon sugar.
Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet or one lined in parchment paper, 2 inches a part.
Bake until lightly browned but stiff soft.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
(These cookies puff up at first, then flatten out).