Butter Cookies

On a stained, torn, crinkled card that was in the file box of recipes of disarray there is this one. Written in a shaky, obviously elderly hand is this recipe that sounds worth saving. There's no butter in it ironically.  I'll type it verbatim, too. That's part of the charm, eh?

Butter Cookies

Beat 2 oleo (2 sticks butter?)
1 c. sugar
2 egg yokes
pinch salt

1 1/2 tsp soda
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c. flour

Form balls. Dip in sugar. press with fork
350 8-10 minutes

Update: I just made these and they turned out wonderfully. I used butter. They are so good. Make the balls pecan size, not walnut size. And don't over bake, keep checking on them and not get browned.