Cocoa Bars

Original Day Family Cookbook

Ingredients:

• • ½ cup soft shortening (part butter)

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1-½ cups sifted flour

  • ½ teaspoon soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ cup cocoa

Directions:

Mix well shortening, sugar and egg. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together and stir in dry ingredients. Spread in greased 13x9x2 pan. Bake at 350^o for 20-25 min. Cut in bars when cool.

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