Snickerdoodles (Pam Waterman's recipe)

1-1/2 cups sugar
2                eggs
1 cup  soft shortening
2-3/4  cups flour
2 tsp   cream of tarter
1 tsp   baking soda
1 tsp   salt
3 tsp   cinnamon
2 TB   sugar

Mix together shortening, sugar and eggs. Sift together flour, cream of tarter, baking soda and salt. Stir into sugar mixture. Chill thoroughly (overnight).

Roll into balls ( the size of cherry tomatoes). Mix 2 TB of sugar with 3 tsp of cinnamon. Dip top of cookie ball into cinnamon sugar mixture and place dipped side up on a ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 until lightly brown on underside of cookie. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.