1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. fresh ground nutmeg

Combine butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, then add salt, vanilla and flour. Combine buttermilk, baking soda and nutmeg. Mix both combinations together.

Next, dump mixture into a bowl of flour (either plain or self-rising), as if to roll out biscuits. Pinch off little balls about the size of a log-roller marble and roll them in a little flour.

Place on a greased cookie sheet about 3-inches apart. Take a flat bottomed glass dipped in flour and press balls down flat until almost touching each other on the cookie sheet.

Bake at 350°F until golden brown. Let set on cookie sheet, then store in an airtight container after they are cooled.