Snickerdoodles

Yield

5 dozen 2" cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions

In a mixing bowl, mix together thoroughly shortening, sugar and eggs. Stir together and stir into shortening mixture the flour, cream of tartar, soda, and salt. Chill dough.

Preheat oven to 400°F. In a small bowl mix together 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Roll chilled dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in sugar/cinnamon mixture. Please 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned but still soft. These cookies puff up at first then flatten out with crinkled tops. Cool 1 minute and remove from cookie sheet. Continue to cool on cooling grid.

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