Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes(The Way My Mother Used To Make Them)  
["1 1/4 c. sugar", "1 egg", "1/2 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. vanilla", "3/4 c. shortening or butter", "2 c. self-rising flour", "dash of soda"]
["Mix flour and soda in bowl.", "Make hole in flour and add 1 egg, sugar, 1/3 cup buttermilk, vanilla and shortening.", "Mix with your hands until stiff; knead well.", "Roll out on cutting board 1/8-inch thick.", "Cut with cookie cutter.", "Sprinkle with sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet 1 inch apart.", "(Add more buttermilk, if needed.)", "Bake at 375\u00b0 until brown.", "Makes 2 dozen cookies."]
["sugar", "egg", "buttermilk", "vanilla", "shortening", "flour", "soda"]