My sisters and I used to make these simple cookies when we were young and try to sell them in our neighborhood.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened.
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten.
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-3/4 Cups flour
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In bowl of mixer, cream butter and 1-1/2 cups sugar thoroughly, then add eggs and incorporate thoroughly, mix in the vanilla.
3. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
4. Add dry ingredients into butter mixture and mix well.
5. Chill dough, and chill 2 large ungreased cookie sheets for about 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
6. Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons sugar, and 3 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl.
7. Roll dough into small balls about 1 inch in diameter and drop into sugar-cinnamon mixture.
8. Coat by gently rolling balls of dough in the sugar/cinnamon mixture.
9. Place on chilled ungreased cookie sheet, and bake 10 minutes – 20 minutes. This varies due to the pan you choose and whether you cook one sheet at a time.
10. Remove from pan after they cool slightly.
11. Yield approx. 4 dozen.

I overloaded my cookie sheets and put two pans in the oven at the same time so it took a full 20 minutes for them to bake. Make sure to leave a good amount of space between the balls of dough.