Mom's Snickerdoodle Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 mix the cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar together in a seperate dish and set aside.
• 3 cream together the butter, shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs.
• 4 blend in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
• 5 shape dough into balls by rounded teaspoons.
• 6 roll balls in cinnamon mixture.
• 7 place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 8-10 minutes or until set.
• 9 remove immediately from cookie sheet.