Oatmeal Snickerdoodles

A friend requested that I post the following recipe.  Enjoy!

Oatmeal Snickerdoodles

by Kirstin Dolinar

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar; packed

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 3/4 cup flour, all purpose

2 cups oats, old fashioned

1 teaspoons cinnamon, ground

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Heat oven to 375F.  Grease cookie sheet.  In large bowl, beat together butter, shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.

In medium bowl, combine flour, oats, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar.  Add to sugar mixture; mix well.

In small bowl, combine remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto small bowl and roll balls in mixture.  Place on cookie sheet.  Bake 8-10 minutes.  Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire cooling rack.