Cocoa Drop Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soft shortening (part butter)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cocoa

Recipe

• 1 mix shortening, sugar and egg.
• 2 stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
• 3 sift together dry ingredients and stir into buttermilk mixture.
• 4 chill at least 1 hour.
• 5 drop by rounded teaspoons on lightly greased cookie sheet; about 2" apart.
• 6 bake at 400° just until almost no imprint remains when lightly touched.