Snickerdoodles I

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 
• 2  eggs 
• 2.8 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup shortening 
• 2 tablespoons sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Stir in the eggs. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. In a small bowl, stir together the 2 tablespoons of sugar, and the cinnamon.
3. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, then roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar.
4. Place them onto an unprepared cookie sheet, two inches apart.
5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Edges should be slightly brown.
6. Remove from sheets to cool on wire racks.