Soft Buttermilk Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking soda
2 Tbsp baking powder
1 cup buttermilk

Mix in enough flour to the above to make a soft dough. Roll into balls and flatten slightly. Bake until just slightly brown at edges at 350°. Be careful not to over bake. I make a big batch of butter icing and divide it into several bowls, adding different food coloring to each and making one chocolate. After icing dip into flaked coconut.

Agatha (from Ontario, Canada)

* Powdered buttermilk does not have to be mixed separately. I just add the powder with my flour and the water with the my other liquids and let it mix in the batter.
Nancy Rogers

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