Instructions: Cream the white and brown sugar with the shortening. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.

Combine the raisins, coconut, and nuts, grind fine in a food processor or grinder. Add to the above.

Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together; add these, along with the buttermilk, to the above.

Divide the dough into several parts; roll each part into a long, inch thick snakelike shape; cut the snake at approximately half inch intervals.

Arrange the nut-like cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet; bake at 325 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes, depending on whether you prefer softer or crunchy cookies.

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