grandmother's brown sugar cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• cream together the sugar, shortening and eggs. add vanilla and mix well.
• in a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. add to brown sugar mixture and stir until it is a soft dough.
• roll out, cut with cookie cutters and bake for 8 to 10 minutes.