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Mix together:
1 cup soft margarine or butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
Beat all this together
Sift and stir in:
2 3/4 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Add
1/2 teaspoon Almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Chill 24 hours
Roll into balls in hand – size [of] small walnut
Roll ball in mixture of:
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Place 2 in apart on ungreased pan
Bake at 400° until lightly brown – about 10 min
Decorate with cherries or nuts as soon as taken from stove
120 cookies
Written by Emily Gordon Gilliam
Attributed to her friend, Corinna