Chocolate Drop Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
4 - 5 Tbsp cocoa
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

Cream together: shortening and sugar. Add eggs, buttermilk & vanilla and mix well.
Add cocoa, flour & baking soda. Mix well, the batter will be thick.
Drop by spoonful onto cookies sheets.

Bake at 400 until done, cookie will brown around edges closest to cookie sheet. Do not over bake.

Frost when completely cooled.