3 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 c. butter
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. vanilla

Beat eggs, add to creamed butter and sugar; stir soda in milk and add to mixture. Put enough flour to make dough stiff enough to roll. Cut any desired shape and bake at 300 degrees to light brown. If you do not want to make this many, use 1/3 of recipe. Do not over cook.