Snickerdoodles

½ Cup (1 stick) soft butter or margarine

¼ cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup sifted enriched flour

½ cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

2 Tablespoons granulated sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

① Preheat oven to very slow (275°).

② Place butter or margarine in mixing bowl.

③ Blend in powdered sugar and vanilla.

④ Add the flour, a little at a time, and mix well.

⑤ Stir in nuts.

⑥ Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon on a piece of waxed paper.

⑦ Shape the dough into small balls.

A tablespoon will help to make balls of the same size

⑧ Roll cookie balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart.

⑨ Bake about 30 minutes.

⑩ Remove cookies from the oven. Use a spatula to lift cookies to the cooling racks or paper toweling.

Makes about 3 dozen