Filling the Cooky Jar
Filling the Cooky Jar
(Specially prepared for the Five Roses Cook Book) COOKIES are the children's everlasting delight, in which case it is well to remember that…
Almond Cookies
Beat to a hard sauce ¼ pound sweet butter and ¼ pound pulverized sugar (sifted). Add the yolks of 3 well-beaten eggs. When a smooth cream…
Ammonia Cookies
1 ounce pulverized ammonia 2 cups milk or sweet cream 3 cups white sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs (beaten light) Five Roses flour to roll thin…
Aunt Mary's Cookies
2 cups white sugar 2 cups butter 4 eggs (well beaten) 5 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons soda 4 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon salt…
Boston Drop Cookies
1 cup butter ½ cup sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon soda 1½ teaspoons hot water 1¼ cups Five Roses flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup…
Buttermilk Cookies
2 eggs 2 cups dark brown sugar 2 lumps butter size of an egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon (level) soda Five Roses…
Caraway Cookies
2 cups (small) sugar 1 cup butter ½ cup sweet milk 1 egg 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon caraway seed Five Roses flour to make soft…
Cocoanut Cookies
Cream cup butter and 1 heaping cup sugar. Add 1 well-beaten egg, ½ cup sour milk, 1 level teaspoon soda and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Add…
Sweet Cream Cookies
1 cup cream 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon cream of tartar ½ teaspoon soda' ½ teaspoon salt Five Roses flour to make soft dough. Roll thin…
Coffee Cookies
1 cup molasses 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon spice 1 cup lard and butter (mixed) 1 cup hot strong coffee 1 teaspoon soda Five Roses flour to roll…
Sour Cream Cookies (Eggless) (Cups granulated sugar cups)
2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups sour cream 2 teaspoons soda (dissolved in hot water). ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Five Roses…
Sour Cream Cookies (Eggless) (Cup softened butter cups sour)
⅔ cup softened butter 1½ cups sour cream 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon soda 4 cups Five Roses flour. Stir butter and sugar together. Add the…
Cookies Without Eggs or Cream
1 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 cup water 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon soda Flavour with nutmeg Five Roses flour to stiffen.
Date Cookies (Oatmeal)
1 cup brown sugar ½ cup shortening 2 cups Five Roses flour ½ cup sour milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon molasses. Roll pastry very thin and…
Favorite Cookies
2 cups sugar 1 cup (heaping) butter 2 eggs (well beaten) Nutmeg or other flavouring 1 cup sweet milk 3 cups Five Roses flour 2 teaspoons…
Fruit Cookies (No. 1)
1 cup raisins 1½ cups brown sugar 1 cup shortening 1 egg (beaten) 4 tablespoons sweet milk 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt Five Roses…
Ginger Cookies
1 cup molasses 1 tablespoon soda 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon vinegar Pinch of salt Five Roses…
Hickory Nut Cookies
½ cup butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup milk 3 eggs (well beaten) 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup hickory nuts (chopped) Five Roses flour to roll…
Honey Cookies
1 cup sugar 1 cup honey 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon ginger 1 tablespoon cinnamon Five Roses flour to roll.
Soft Honey Cakes
1 cup butter 2 cups honey 2 eggs 1 cup sour milk 2 teaspoons soda 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 cups Five Roses flour.
Lemon Cookies
5 cents worth baking ammonia 5 cents worth oil of lemon 2 cups butter 2½ cups sugar 1 pint sweet milk (warmed) 3 eggs Five Roses flour to…
Molasses Cookies (Eggless)
1 cup lard 2 cups molasses 1 teaspoon soda 1 dessertspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon spice Pinch of salt Five Roses flour to roll.
Maple Sugar Cookies
1 cup sugar 1 cup maple sugar (crushed) 1 cup butter 2 eggs (well beaten) 2 tablespoons water 2 teaspoons baking powder Five Roses flour to…
Oatmeal Cookies
3 cups oatmeal 1½ cups cream 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 cup lard 1 teaspoon soda Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon Essence of peppermint Five…
Prize Sugar Cookies
(At one of the fall fairs when there was a mixed competition of cookies made from all kinds of flours, this recipe with Five Roses flour…
Peanut Cookies
1 cup peanuts (chopped not too fine) 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 tablespoons milk ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder…
Ten-Egg Cookies
1 pound butter 2 pounds sugar 3 pounds Five Roses flour 1 nutmeg 1 tablespoon soda. If not stiff enough to roll, add more flour. They…
Trilbys
4 cups rolled oats 2 cups Five Roses flour 1 cup (large) brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup butter or lard Buttermilk to moisten. Roll…
Coffee Snaps
½ cup molasses ½ cup sugar ½ cup lard and butter (mixed) ½ teaspoon soda dissolved in ¼ cup strong coffee Five Roses flour to roll. Bake in…
Ginger Snaps Without Eggs (Without Eggs)
"Like We Buy" 1 cup molasses 1 cup sugar 1 cup shortening (lard or butter) 1 teaspoon (heaping) soda 1 teaspoon (level) ginger 1 teaspoon…
Rich Ginger Snaps
2 cups sugar 2 cups molasses 2 eggs (well beaten) 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons ginger. Mix above ingredients and set pan on stove…
Ginger Snaps (Without Shortening)
1 cup molasses 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons lemon extract 2 teaspoons soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 tablespoon ginger Five Roses flour to…
Ginger Balls
⅓ cup melted lard ⅓ cup sugar 1 cup light molasses 1 egg (beaten) 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon cloves, ginger, and salt 1 teaspoon soda…
Fruit Snaps
1 teaspoon soda 1½ cups sugar 1 cup molasses 3 eggs 1 cup raisins 1 cup currants 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1…
Lemon Snaps
Juice of 2 lemons and grated rind of 1 1 cup sugar ½ cup butter 1 egg 3 teaspoons milk ½ teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Five…
Sugar Snaps
2 cups sugar 4 cups Five Roses flour 1 egg 1½ teaspoons baking powder. VERY time you fold and butter a pastry dough, every time you roll…