Old Time Soft Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 0.75 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Stir in the egg, buttermilk and vanilla.

2. 2

   Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir to combine. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. If desired sprinkle tops of cookies with white sugar before baking.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

4. 4

   Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 7 to 9 minutes or until set.