Cocoa Drops

½ cup shortening (part butter)                      
1-1/3 cup sifted flour
1 cup sugar                                                    
½ tsp soda
1 egg                                                              
½ tsp salt
¾ cup buttermilk or sour milk                        
½ cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla                                                    
1 cup chopped nuts
 
Mix thoroughly shortening, sugar and egg.  Mix in buttermilk and vanilla.  Sift dry ingredients together and stir in.  Add nuts.  Chill 1 hour.  Drop with teaspoon 2” apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 400º for 8-10 minutes.  Frost with a chocolate icing.  Makes 5 dozen.