Snickerdoodles

Miggy requested the cookie recipes from today's class. This is my grandmother's recipe.

1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar (found in the spice aisle)
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Cinnamon sugar mix (to make this yourself, mix together about a cup of sugar with a couple tablespoons of cinnamon, or you could buy a mix at the store, but this is cheaper)

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs. Separately, mix flour, cream of tartar, soda and salt. Stir two mixtures together. Chill, then roll into balls and roll in mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Bake at 375 for 7-8 minutes. (I take them out at 7 1/2 minutes, and they don't usually look quite done yet. So leave them on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes, because they'll still cook a little more. This seems to keep them from hardening. Pull them off the sheet and let cool for a good while.