| 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 eggs |
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp baking soda sesame seeds, toasted |
| Mix sugar, butter or margarine, shortening, and eggs. Stir in flour, cream of tartar and baking soda. Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls and roll in sesame seeds. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 400 until set, 8-10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet |