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Snickerdoodles

Categories: Baked Goods, Desserts
Contributed by: MicheleNJ

These are so easy and the best I've ever had. This is my Mother's recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Cup shortening (part butter or margarine maybe a quarter of it)
  
• 1 1/2 Cups sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 2 3/4 Cups flour
  
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 2T sugar plus 2 tsp cinnamon mixed together
  

DIRECTIONS

Shape dough into one inch balls. Roll in mixture of 2Tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Cookies will puff up and then flatten out while baking.
Bake 8-10 minutes @ 400 degrees.