BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Are you craving a delightful treat for the holidays?  This recipe is one of our family favorites.

Buttermilk cookies

These cookies may become your family favorites too! This recipe makes a ton of cookies, and they are so light and fluffy.

Easy recipe - just allow time for the dough to chill and for baking several batches.  

Good cooks know to set out all the ingredients before you begin to mix so you make sure you have everything you will need.  I use Crisco shortening in this recipe because it always seems to work best. I've tried other brands and the cookies just don't turn out well. I also keep Saco powdered buttermilk on hand because I just don't use up a quart of buttermilk at a time and this recipe only calls for 2 cups.  

Use your mixer to cream the shortening and sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add the other ingredients mixing well. After the cookie dough has chilled for an hour, preheat the oven to 350. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoons onto the cookie sheet.   Bake just until they have a tinge of golden brown.  Remove from the cookie sheet and allow them to cool completely before frosting with a simple powdered sugar icing.  

If you have any left over cookies after the first day,  keep these cookies stored in the refrigerator between layers of wax paper.  

If you need any help baking these yummy cookies, let me know! Or if you ask really nice, I'd even bake and mail some to you if you are reluctant to bake them yourself!

Enjoy!