Snicker Doodle Cookies

From the kitchen of Courtney Clifford

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 teaspoons each ground cinnamon and sugar, mixed together

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Grease cookie sheets.

3. Cream the shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.

4. Combine cream of tartar, salt, flour and soda. Stir into creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla.

5. Combine 4 teaspoons sugar and cinnamon, mixing well.

6. Shape dough into balls the size of walnuts.

7. Roll each ball into cinnamon sugar mixture.

8. Place on a greased cookie sheet, flatten cookies slightly with fork.

9. Bake for 8-10 minutes.