Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950)

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg. Beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients, stir until smooth. Roll in balls size of big marble, dip in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven, 350 degrees F., 15 to 18 minutes. Mrs. O. W. Howard. PARTY COOKIES 1 stick of butter l/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup confectioners sugar 1 cup nut meats 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups cake flour Cream sugar and butter well, add milk and add dry ingredients sifted. Add vanilla and nut meats. Pinch off pieces of dough about size of thumb nail and mash out on baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven. When baked roll in confectioners sugar. Mrs. W. H. Sloan. MUD HENS l/2 cup butter 1 — 1 /2 cups sifted flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder l/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs, save white of one 1 cup chopped nut meats Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and other ingredients. Spread about l/2 inch thick on cookie sheet. Sprinkle over this one cup chopped nut meats. Add 1 cup brown sugar to the unbeaten white of an egg mixture and spread thinly over nuts. Bake. Cut in squares while warm. Mrs. L. A. Warren, Sr. COOKIES 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup white sugar 1 cup flour 1 cup nut meats 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg Cream butter and sugar. Add egg, flour, soda, lemon juice, baking powder and nut meats. Drop by spoonfuls on baking sheet that has been greased. Bake in moderate oven. Mrs. M. W. Warren. BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES 1 package of butterscotch l/2 teaspoon soda or chocolate pudding l/2 cup melted shortening 1 cup quick cooking l/2 teaspoon cream of oatmeal tartar l/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg Combine ingredients, form into rolls and chill in refrigerator. Slice and bake at 350 degrees F., 10 to 12 minutes. If you like cookies real sweet add more sugar. Mrs. Earl Howard. TEA CAKES 5 cups flour l/8 cup water 1 teaspoon soda l/2 cup shortening 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs (try 2) l/2 teaspoon lemon 1-1 /Z cups brown sugar extract Sift flour, soda, cream of tartar together. Cut shortening into flour. Beat eggs and add sugar, then add water and flavorings. Add this to flour mixture. Roll to desired thickness, cut and bake at 350 degrees F. Mrs. W. B. Lamb. MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 cup chopped nuts 2 cups flour Mix ingredients and roll by hand into small balls about 3/4 inch in diameter. Place on baking sheet. Bake about 30 minutes in a very slow oven, 325 degrees F. Roll in powdered sugar while hot and repeat when cool. Makes about 3 dozen. Eva L. Canady. LADYFINGERS 1-1/4 sticks butter 2 cups plain flour 6 tablespoons powdered 1 cup pecans sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream together butter and sugar. Mix flour with pecans and add to first mixture. Add vanilla. If necessary add 1 tablespoon ice water. Shape like fingers and bake in slow oven, 300 degrees F., 45 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while hot. Mrs. John A. Warren. APPLESAUCE CAKE 1-1/2 cups thick unsweetened 1 teaspoon cinnamon applesauce 1 teaspoon nutmeg l/2 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon salt