Snicker-doodle Cookie recipe?

HI Scribbles: No recipe from me but I can clear one thing: shortening is a greasy lard like substance. It's often called "vegetable shortening" and it's used for any number of cooking purposes. Crisco is one popular brand of shortening.

Enjoy your snicker-doodles and send some up to my palace.

His Utmost Excellency, the Emperor, has spoken.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose or unbleached flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:

1

Heat oven to 400ºF.

2

Mix 1 1/2 cups sugar, the butter, shortening and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.

3

Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

4

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Dough:

½ cup each butter and shortening (or marg), at room temperature

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

Beat butter, shortening, sugar and eggs together until creamy. Add cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, then blend. Add flour and mix well. Chilling overnight is preferred; otherwise at least two hours

Topping:

3 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine topping ingredients in small, shallow bowl. After chilling, shape dough into balls about 1 ½ inches in diameter. Drop dough balls into topping mixture and coat entire surface well. Place on ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.

Bake in a 375°F degree oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand one minute and remove to cooling racks.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.