Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles / Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter or veg shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 4 tbs sugar

Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream shortening, sugar and eggs until smooth. Add sifted flour,cream of tartar, baking soda and salt . Work these ingredients until they make a dough. Drop mounts from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet, leaving 1 inch space between each cookie. Mix 2 tablespoons sugar with cinnamon. Sprinkle sugar on top of each Cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.