My Mother'S Brown Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. lard
3 c. brown sugar
5 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
4 eggs (reserve 2 whites for icing)

Preparation

Cream lard and sugar; add eggs, buttermilk and soda.
Sift in flour, baking powder and salt.
Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 400\u00b0.