Cookies / Galletas

1 cup  Butter-flavored 
shortening
1/2 cup  Confectioner's sugar
2 tbsp Milk
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 3/4 cup  All-purpose flour
3/4 tsp Baking powder

-COATING:
1 cup  Sugar
1/2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate;
-finely grated
1/2 tsp Cinnamon

Combine shortening, sugar, 
milk, vanilla
and cinnamon in large bowl. 
Beat until light and
creamy. 
Add flour and baking powder. 
Beat at low speed
until blended. 
Shape dough into one 
and a quarter-inch
circles using a pancake 
turner or spatula.
 
For coating: 
Combine sugar, chocolate 
and cinnamon in
shallow bowl. 
Set aside. 
Bake cookies in preheated
300-degree oven 
for 20 to 25 minutes. 
Cool on baking
sheet for one minute. 
Place each cookie in coating
mixture. 
Coat on both sides. 
Cool on wire racks.