Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixer, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and blend well. Mix in soda dissolved in hot water.

In a small bowl, combine salt, cinnamon and flour and add it, a little at a time, to the shortening mixture. Mix in remaining ingredients.

Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden.

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