Aunt Sally'S Cocoa Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
3/4 c. buttermilk or sour milk
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cocoa
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Mix shortening, sugar and egg.
Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Stir dry ingredients together and stir into creamed mixture.
Add nuts.
Chill 1 hour.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Drop with teaspoonful 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool.
Frost with icing.