Buttermilk Cookies

Heat oven to 350

1 C sugar
1/2 C shortening
1 egg
2 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
1/4 t baking soda
1/2 C buttermilk or plain yogurt
1t vanilla
2 t cinnamon + 2 T sugar for rolling

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs. Sift dry ingredients together in separate bowl and then add them to the wet mix. Mix in buttermilk or yogurt and vanilla. Form dough into balls and then roll them in cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake 8-10 minutes until cookies are slightly firm.

This comes from recipe exchange from Holly W. They look deceptively like snicker doodles but they taste so much better. I usually use yogurt instead of buttermilk simply because that's usually what I have on hand. I just gives the cookies a slightly different texture.