1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
In medium sized bowl, mix shortening, sugar and eggs until soft. Sift together remaining ingredients in separate bowl and add to shortening mixture. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon and set aside. Form cookie dough into walnut-sized balls and dip tops into sugar mixture. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly brown but still soft. These cookies puff up first, then flatten out with crinkled tops. Makes 4 dozen.
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
In medium sized bowl, mix shortening, sugar and eggs until soft. Sift together remaining ingredients in separate bowl and add to shortening mixture. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon and set aside. Form cookie dough into walnut-sized balls and dip tops into sugar mixture. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly brown but still soft. These cookies puff up first, then flatten out with crinkled tops. Makes 4 dozen.
