Gingerbread Cookies

Or, as my nephews call them: Ginger Man Cookies.

Ingredients

1 cup	butter, softened
1 1/2 cups	sugar
2 tsp	cream of tartar
1 tsp	baking soda
2	eggs
1 1/2 tsp	vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups	flour
1/3 cup	sugar, for dipping

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Cream together butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar until fluffy.
Add cream of tartar and baking soda.
Add eggs and vanilla and flour.

Cover and refrigerate about 2 to 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in 1/3 cup sugar.

Place balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375°F oven for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Makes about 60 cookies.