Pound Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1) 1  	 lb   vegetable shortening
 * 2) 1 	cup sugar
 * 3) 1 	teaspoon vanilla
 * 4) 1 	egg
 * 5) 5 	cups flour
 * 6) additional sugar, mixed with
 * 7) cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
 * 2) Mix all ingredients together, starting with the shortening and adding each one in order. You can do this by hand or with a heavy-duty mixer.
 * 3) Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
 * 4) Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
 * 5) Press with bottom of a small glass dipped in flour.
 * 6) Bake 20 minutes.
 * 7) When cookies are cool, dip in sugar-cinnamon mixture