1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon vanillan
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
colored crystal sugar

preheat oven to 350° and spray cookie sheets with pam.

mix shortening, sugar and egg in a large bowl until well blended; add the flour and mix well.

add the baking soda, cream of tartar, vanilla and almond extract; mix well.

roll cookie dough in colored sugar and form into a ball.

put the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten out just a little bit.

bake at 350° for 8 minutes.

let cookies sit for 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

12-14 cookies