aunt sally's cocoa drops

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• mix thoroughly sugar, shortening and egg. stir in buttermilk and vanilla. sift dry ingredients and stir in. add nuts.
• chill dough for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). drop by rounded spoonfuls the cookie sheet.
• bake 8 to 10 minutes. cool. frost with chocolate or white icing. enjoy!