Mexican Cinnamon Cookies

2¾ cups flour

2 large eggs

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature

1½ cups sugar

½ cup shortening (or unsalted butter)

½ tsp. salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla extract

3 Tbsp. sugar

3 tsp. Mexican cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Beat butter, shortening, and 1½ cups sugar at medium speed until creamy. Beat in vanilla.  Add eggs one at a time.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar. Sift into butter mixture and mix to combine.

In a separate bowl, stir together cinnamon and 3 Tbsp. of sugar.

Scoop 1 Tbsp. of dough and roll into a ball. Toss in cinnamon sugar mixture and place on baking sheet.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

This recipe can be found here.