Cinnamon Tea Cakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) or 1/2 cup margarine, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup crisco shortening
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 cups self-rising flour, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat together butter and shortening until light and fluffy (30 seconds).
• 3 add sugar and cream together until very light.
• 4 add vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• 6 gradually fold in flour until a soft, workable dough forms (increase or decrease the amount of flour as necessary).
• 7 shape into balls and place on cookie sheets.
• 8 dip the bottom of a flat bottomed glass in sugar and use it to mash down the balls of dough.
• 9 bake in preheated oven until done (8-9 minutes).
• 10 immediately remove from pan to cool.