Snickerdoodles (American style)

💖 recipe from Nancy Albright 💖

Cookie Dough

• 1 cup shortening
• 1½ cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2¾ cups flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp soda
• ¼ tsp salt

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp cloves
• ¾ cup sugar

1. Mix sugar and shortening
2. Add eggs, then sifted dry ingredients. Mix well.
3. Form into walnut-sized balls and roll in cinnamon sugar topping.
4. Space 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes.

Cookies will puff up, then burst with crumpled top.