1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt
cinnamon sugar for rolling
Directions:
Colonial Day recipe.
Yield: 5 doz. cookies
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheets.
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Mix to make a firm dough.
Shape dough into balls about 3/4 in. in diameter (smaller than a walnut). Roll balls in cinnamon sugar.
Arrange on cookie sheets and flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 400°F for 10 min.
Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Thursday March 27th, 2008