1 cup soft shortening

2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup sour milk OR buttermilk

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3 1/2 cup flour

Mix shortening, sugar and eggs together thoroughly. Stir in milk. Sift flour baking soda and salt together and stir into creamed mixture. Chill dough for one hour. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2″ apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees.

Makes about 6 dozen cookies