Buttermilk Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
3 c. flour

Preparation

Cream together the sugar and shortening.
Add the egg, salt and vanilla.
Sift together the dry ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to the creamed mixture.
Be sure to start and end with the dry ingredients and mix well after each addition.
Drop onto a greased baking sheet; bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for approximately 10 minutes.
These are a nice soft cookie and taste very good with a frosting.