alcatraz cinnamon sugar cookies
alcatraz was a harsh prison, but it had pretty great food . learn about the community living on alcatraz and try a vintage recipe from the island.
soft shortening, sugar, divided, eggs, room temperature, sifted flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon
- 1 cup soft shortening
 - 1 1/2 cups 2 tbsp sugar
 - divided
 - 2 large eggs
 - room temperature
 - 2 3/4 cups sifted flour
 - 2 tsp cream of tartar
 - 1 tsp baking soda
 - 1/2 tsp salt
 - 2 tsp cinnamon

- in a mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and eggs.
 - in a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cream of tarter, baking soda and salt.
 - combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula to form a soft dough.
 - gather the dough into a pile, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerator 6 hours to overnight, or until thoroughly chilled.
 - preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
 - in a small bowl, mix together remaining 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.
 - roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts.
 - roll the balls into the cinnamon and sugar mixture to coat.
 - place the balls a full 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet they will spread quite a bit.
 - bake until lightly browned but still soft, around 8 10 minutes.
 - the cookies will puff up at first, then flatten out.
 - let cool on a wire rack, then serve.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 1 cup soft shortening
- 1 1/2 cups 2 tbsp sugar
- divided
- 2 large eggs
- room temperature
- 2 3/4 cups sifted flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 1 cup soft shortening
- 1 1/2 cups 2 tbsp sugar
- divided
- 2 large eggs
- room temperature
- 2 3/4 cups sifted flour
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- in a mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and eggs.
- in a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cream of tarter, baking soda and salt.
- combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula to form a soft dough.
- gather the dough into a pile, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerator 6 hours to overnight, or until thoroughly chilled.
- preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
- in a small bowl, mix together remaining 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon.
- roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts.
- roll the balls into the cinnamon and sugar mixture to coat.
- place the balls a full 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet they will spread quite a bit.
- bake until lightly browned but still soft, around 8 10 minutes.
- the cookies will puff up at first, then flatten out.
- let cool on a wire rack, then serve.
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