Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles Cookies
Contributed by Patricia Tobias
Eddie and I make these every year at Christmas and they taste just like the ones you buy at the store, but much better.
Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1) Heat oven to 400. In large bowl beat 1 1/2 cups of sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

2) Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. In small bowl, mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart

3) Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.