Council cook book

Half pound butter, half pound sugar, yolks of two eggs, one tablespoon brandy, vanilla and lemon flavoring, flour enough to roll, and one teaspoon yeast powder in the first cup of flour. Brush with egg, and sprinkle sugar, cinnamon and chopped nuts on top. Old-fashioned Oblong Cookies. Two cups brown sugar, half cup molasses, one cup shredded coconut, half cup chopped citron, one teaspoon of all kinds of spices, two cups flour mixed with two teaspoons yeast powder, half a grated nutmeg, add another cup of flour, if needed, roll and cut. [illustration: Advertisement] !__ After »the cookies are baked, frost with the beaten white of one egg and powdered sugar mixed, put frosting on cookies, and put them back in the oven to harden the frosting. ' Honey Cakes. Two pints honey, one pound sugar, half pound almonds, half pound citron chopped iine, grated peel of lemon, one pint molasses, one teaspoon ground cloves, one teaspoon cinnamon, one teaspoon nutmeg, one glass brandy, one level teaspoon hartshorn, flour to make a stiff paste, let stand over night. In the morning roll out and cut in moulds and bake. While hot, brush with boiled syrup of water and sugar and put half an almond in center of each cookie. Honey Cakes. Four eggs, not separated, beaten with one cup of sugar., one cup of honey, one cup blanched almonds chopped finely, one teaspoon each of allspice, cloves and cinnamon, one cup of chocolate, and flour enough to make a thick batter, two teaspoons yeast powder. Spread very thin on square, buttered pans, bake in a hot oven, and when done, spread with a white icing, cut into squares, and put a half blanched almond in the center of each square. Leb-Kuchen. Heat one cup molasses, mix it with two cups brown sugar and three eggs, reserving one white for [illustration: Advertisement] COOKIES 149 the icing, add one level teaspoon baking soda that has been dissolved in a little milk, then put in alternately, a little flour and a cup of milk; now add one tablespoon of mixed spices, half cup brandy, one small cup each of chopped nuts and citron, and lastly, flour enough to make a stiff batter. Place in shallow pans, and bake slowly. When done, cover with icing, and cut in squares or strips. ' Icing for Leb-Kuchen. One cup powdered sugar added to the beaten white of one egg, flavor with one teaspoon brandy. Leb-Kuchen. Two cups brown sugar, one cup molasses, heated, add one tablespoon soda dissolved in cold water, remove from stove and add one cup milk, two eggs, one cup nuts, one cup citron, two tablespoons brandy, flour enough to roll, but instead of rolling, spread in tins. Bake in a moderate oven; when done, cut in squares, and ice. Anise Seed Cookies. Four eggs, not separated, but thoroughly beaten, then add one and one-half cups granulated sugar, and beat for thirty minutes ; add two heaping cups flour and fourteen drops of anise seed oil, drop from a teaspoon on well buttered pans, and bake in a moderate oven. It will improve them to let them stand from one to two hours in the pans before baking. [illustration: Advertisement] Anise Sponge Cake (Toasted). Stir yolks of three eggs with one cup sugar twenty-five minutes, three tablespoons cold water, two teaspoons anise seed, one cup flour, one teaspoon yeast powder; last, stiff froth of three whites. Bake in one large pan; when cooled, cut in strips, and toast in the oven. Sour Milk Cookies. Half cup butter creamed with one cup granulated sugar, two cups flour, quarter teaspoon of baking soda, half cup sour milk, add grated cocoanut if desired. Rocks.