Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward

together. Measure flavoring and add to liquid. Add nuts, raisins and chocolate chips. Add dry ingredients, rolled oats and liquid, stir until well blended. Drop from teaspoon onto a greased cooky sheet and bake in an oven of 400° for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Omit raisins and add cut-up gum drops for a variety -- very tasty! Pat Boswell SNOWBALL COOKIES 1 cup butter 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups flour 1 cup chopped nuts Mix above ingredients and shape into small balls. Cook 45 minutes at 300°. Put 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar into a paper sack. Shake cookies gently in sack, before they cool, to coat them with sugar. . Louie Rae Woodard ae 15 ya CRISP OATMEAL COOKIES 3 cups oatmeal 1 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup butter 1/4 cup boiling water 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Mix oatmeal with the sugar and flour. Add melted butter and mix well. Dissolve soda in boiling water and add to mixture. Form the dough into a roll and chill thoroughly. Slice thin and bake in moderate oven 5 to 10 minutes. Frieda Lambert SWEDISH OATMEAL COOKIES cream: 3rd. add: 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup raisins Nuts if desired 2nd. add alternately: 1 egg 4th. bake in 350° oven 3 tablespoons milk approximately 12 with 1 cup flour minutes. 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (If you do not like raisins, substi- 1/2 teaspoon salt tute nuts instead.) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Crowthers BROWNIES 2 eggs 2 squares baking choco- 1 cup sugar late (bitter) 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Pinch of salt 3/4 cup chopped walnuts Beat eggs well; add sugar. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together and add. Melt the chocolate and butter together and stir in. Then add — the vanilla and walnuts. Bake in 8x8 inch greased tin at 300° oven for about 50 minutes. Use a larger tin if you like thin brownies. Ruthe Neeley -16- ROUGH RIDERS 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 cup butter or lard 2 eggs 1 cup sour milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup raisins 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup oatmeal 1 teaspoon each cinnamon, cloves and all spice Cream butter and sugar, then add milk and sifted dry ingredients alternately. Put soda in sour milk and baking powder in flour. Pour in large flat pan. Cut in squares when cold. Frieda Lambert CHOCOLATE COOKIES 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup melted shortening - 1 1/2 cups flour 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 squares baking chocolate Combine shortening, sugar and egg. Add melted chocolate - dry ingredients with milk and vanilla. Nuts may be added. Frost. Bake at 375° 10 to 12 minutes. Lucille Crockett SAND TARTS ‘Real Old German Style 2 1/2 cups sugar Whites of 1 egg 2 cups butter 4 cups flour 2 eggs, well beaten Pecan nut meats Cream butter and sugar together. Slowly add flour, working it in well. Add the well beaten eggs and mix thoroughly. Chill over night. Roll out thin on floured board, cut with cookie cutters, brush cookie with egg white which has been beaten slightly. Then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mixture and press 1/2 pecan into center of cookie. Bake in a moderate oven 350° about 10 minutes. This recipe may be cut in half as it is quite large. Janet Layton CHOCOLATE TEA COOKIES 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 squares melted chocolate 1/2 cup melted butter 1/4 teaspoon soda (add to 1 egg melted chocolate) 1/2 cup sweet milk 1/2 1b. English Walnuts or 1 1/2 cups flour (sifted) other nuts. 1 teaspoon baking powder Mix together until smooth; drop small spoonful on cookie sheet and _ bake in moderate oven about 15 minutes. ICING 1 square chocolate 2 1/2 tablespoons cream 11/2 cups confectioners sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla