Snickerdoodles

This is another recipe from my mom’s collection. She used to use Crisco like it was going out of style, so that’s what she would have used for the shortening ingredient. You can substitute butter for that if you want.

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees (f) Mix the shortening (or butter) sugar and eggs together thoroughly. Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together and then stir into the shortening mixture. Mix thoroughly. Roll the dough into teaspoon sized balls. Roll each ball in the sugar and cinnamon. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for about 8 minutes.