Snickerdoodles

Mom my says this is the BEST Snickerdoodle recipe EVER!

Mix together thoroughly

1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs

Sift together and stir in
2 3/4 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Chill dough. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll into mixture of 2 Tbs. Sugar and 2 Tbls. cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned but still soft. (These cookies puff up at first then flatten out with crinkled top). Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes about 5 dozen.