Buttermilk Cookies (Sugar Cookies)

2 cups lard or shortening
4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. nutmeg
4-6 cups flour
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
3 cups sugar

Stir dry ingredients into 3 cups of flour. Cut in lard or shortening. Mix eggs, sugar, and buttermilk, then add to dry ingredients. Add 1 cup of flour at a time till dough can be rolled out. Sprinkle a little flour on counter top where you will roll out the dough. (You may need to knead the flour in to make it easier to roll.) Cut into shapes. Bake at 350 for 9-11 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Frost when cool.

I always double the recipe so there is plenty to go around. These cookies disappear quickly!!!