Mix the spice mixture ingredients separately in a dry bowl. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F).

For the cookies, cream the sugar and the butter in a bowl till fluffy. Add the oil and the eggs one at a time. Slowly add in the dry ingredients (minus the spice mixture) and let it form into a dough. Make balls of dough and roll each in the spice mixture before placing it on a baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes and cool before removing.

PS. I didn’t have cream of tartar once, and instead used baking powder to replace the baking soda and the tartar, and it tasted fine.

PPS. I also would recommend just making the whole dough in one go, you can always freeze the dough and pull it out anytime you like. A reviewer wrote that the cookie was bland and I’m not sure why! It’s subtle but you should still taste the flavors!