1 c. sour cream
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
2 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
Chocolate & vanilla icing
Flaked coconut (optional)

Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add baking soda to 1 cup sour cream. Add sour cream mixture, alternately with flour mixture to the sugar mixture. Beat in vanilla.

Drop by tablespoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. When cooled, ice 1/2 cookie with vanilla icing and 1/2 with the chocolate icing. Top the vanilla half with coconut right after icing. Cookies are also good plain.