2 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening (butter)
3 beaten eggs
1 c. buttermilk
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon flavoring

Preheat oven to 400 degrees before mixing ingredients. Cream together sugar, shortening and eggs, add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoon on to ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar (and top with a raisin or walnut or pecan half if desired.) Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. IMPORTANT to have oven preheated to 400 degrees. May substitute sprinkled sugar on top with cinnamon sugar combination or colored sprinkles with sugar. Be creative. Cookies may be iced after cooled if desired.