MIX thoroughly shortening, sugar and eggs; ADD flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and vanilla.
ROLL dough into balls the size of walnuts.
MIX the sugar and cinnamon; ROLL the dough balls in the mixture.
PLACE cookies on ungreased cookie sheet 2" apart and FLATTEN slightly with a fork.
BAKE at 375 Funtil lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
These cookies puff up at first, then flatten out. Do not over bake!
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 257 Calories; 12g Fat (42.2% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 24mg Cholesterol; 108mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.