Soft Sugar Cookies
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Another of the cookies that Mom usually made for Christmas. She would top them with some type of candies, or very rarely she would make up a quick frosting.

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla

Stir together the wet ingredients in a bowl, and then combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix well. Drop a heaping tablespoon of the dough onto a well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.