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Cake Mixtures and Puddings: Cookies

Note. This will make enough icing for a two layer cake. Oatflake Cookies. t. soda C. shortening 1 t. cinnamon 1 C. sugar 34 2 eggs 14 C. flour 1/4 t. salt 1. Wash and chop raisins. 2. Grease baking sheet. 1 C. oatflake (rolled oats) C. sour milk 1 C. chopped raisins 3. Sift flour, soda, salt and cinnamon together. 4. Cream shortening and add sugar and beaten egg alternately. 5. Mix one-third of flour with raisins. 6. Add rest of flour and part of milk to sugar and eggs. 7. Add oatflake and raisins and enough milk to make a stiff drop batter. 8. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased baking sheet, keeping cookies one inch apart. 9. Bake in hot oven about fifteen minutes. 10. Remove from baking sheet as soon as baked.

Eggless Cookies. 3 T. shortening 4 t. baking powder C. sugar t. salt C. (?) milk 1 t. cinnamon 2 C. flour 1/4 t. allspice 1. Grease and flour baking sheet. 2. Mix and sift flour, baking powder, salt and spice. 3. Cream shortening and add sugar. Moisten with part of the milk while creaming. 4. Add flour and milk alternately until all the flour has been added and enough milk to make a soft dough. 5.

Turn onto a floured board and roll one-fourth inch thick. 6. Cut with floured cookie cutter and bake in hot oven about fifteen minutes.

Note. One t. vanilla may be used instead of the spice. The biscuit method of mixing may be used.

Peanut Cookies. 4 T. butter C. sugar 2 eggs 2 C. flour 3 t. baking powder 2 t. salt 1/4 C. milk 1 t. lemon juice 1 C. chopped peanuts 1. Mix by cake method of mixing. Mixture should be a stiff drop batter. 2. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased baking sheet, keeping cookies one inch apart. 3. Place one-half of a peanut on top of each and bake in a moderate oven about fifteen minutes.

Note. Three cups of peanuts in the shell will make about one cupful of shelled peanuts.

Scottish Macaroons. 2 eggs 1/2 C. sugar 1 C. rolled oats C. cream of wheat or fine bread crumbs t. salt 1 t. baking powder T. butter (melted) C. shredded cocoanut 1. Beat eggs and add sugar gradually. 2. Add remaining ingredients and drop mixture by teaspoonfuls one inch apart on greased baking sheet. 3. Bake in moderate oven until brown. 4. Remove from baking sheet as soon as they come from the oven.