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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Beat shortening and sugar until well blended.
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Add egg and vanilla, beat well.
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Whisk together dry ingredients and add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixes well after each addition.
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Drop by heaping teaspoons full onto prepared cookie sheets, leaving room between each for expansion.
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Bake 7 to 8 minutes, allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.