Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward

If cookies are small, iced and a half-walnut placed on each cookie, they are like small candies. ; Irene Grover ‘ SOUR CREAM COOKIES i 3 cups brown sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup crisco 1 teaspoon soda 2 eggs 4 1/2 cups flour ‘ 1 cup sour cream 1 cup raisins x 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup nuts 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg Cream crisco, salt and sugar. Add beaten eggs, nuts and raisins. Add cream alternately with sifted dry ingredients. Mix well and drop - on baking sheet. Bake at 400° F. 15 minutes. Makes 50 cookies. Lucille Crockett PEANUT BUTTER QUICKIES 1 can condensed milk 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates Heat oven. Mix milk and peanut butter until smooth. Mix in crumbs and dates. Drop by teaspoonfuls 1” apart onto greased cookie sheet. . Bake until done. Temperature 350° - Time 15 minutes - Makes 3 dozen. Murle Green | a) : black walnut. CHINESE CHEWS 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup flour 1 pakage dates sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 or 2 cups pecans Bake in shallow, buttered pan at 325° 30 minutes or longer. Shape into balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Crowthers SWEDISH COOKIES 1/2 pound butter 1 cup grated nuts 1/2 cup powdered sugar _ 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 3/4 cups sifted flour Cream butter and sugar. Add nuts, vanilla and flour. Chill in refrigerator, then roll dough into small balls the size of a large olive. Press with a glass covered with a wet cloth. Bake 12 to 15 minutes until light brown. While still warm roll in powdered sugar. Do not over bake. Bake in 350° oven. Evelyn Olsen ICE BOX COOKIES 3 cups sifted cake flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon soda 2 eggs 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons vanilla 1 cup shortening 1 cup walnuts or pecans Sift flour, salt, and soda together 3 times. Measure into a bowl of shortening and sugar. Mix well then add eggs and vanilla, and beat well until blended good. Add flour mixture little at a time until all is added and mixture is smooth. Add coarsely chopped nuts, stir well. Turn cookie dough onto a large waxed paper and shape into roll. Chill dough overnight or as long as you desire. Slice off and bake in moderate oven, 375° 10 - 15 minutes. For variation add 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled with eggs for chocolate cookie, or for spice add 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg to flour mixture. Or substitute other flavoring for vanilla, such as lemon, orange, almond or Crowthers -19- REFRIGERATOR DATE PINWHEELS 2 1/4 cups pitted dates 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup water 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 4 cups sifted flour 1 cup chopped nuts 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon soda Combine the dates, sugar, and water in a saucepan and cook over low heat about 10 minutes. Add nuts and cool. Meanwhile, cream shortening add brown sugar gradually while creaming. Add beaten eggs and beat well. Add remaining ingredients sifted together and mix well. Chill thoroughly. Divide mixture into two parts and roll each out separately a little less than 1/4 inch thick. Spread each with some of the date filling and roll up as for jelly roll. Place in ice pans and chill thoroughly over night. Cut into slices 1/4 inch thick with sharp knife. Bake in moderate oven. Maxine Hovey - 20 - BANANA PUDDING 1 package vanilla pudding mix - - prepare as for pudding, cool at room temperature. 2 large bananas (cut into bite size portions) 1 small box vanilla wafers 10 marshmallows On the bottom of a deep dish casserole place enough vanilla wafers to cover. Use alternate layers of banana slices, and pudding with wafers between, ending with banana slices. Top with marshmallows, place in hot oven or under broiler until brown. Serves four to six. Also delightful topped with whipped cream or ice cream.