The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book

1 teaspoon vanilla Cream butter and sugar, add orange peel, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add alternately the flour, sifted several times with salt added, sour milk, soda, vanilla, raisins, and baking powder last. Bake in small cup cakes. When done, take from oven and put the following mixture over cup cakes while hot : Yz cup sugar, 1/3 cup orange juice. Cook until thick. Mrs. G. L. Burke OATMEAL COOKIES Yz CUP shortening V/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon soda 2 eggs x/2 teaspoon salt Yz cup water Yi teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups oatmeal Yz teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup raisins Cream butter, add sugar and eggs. Add water, oatmeal and raisins. Add flour and other dry ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls far apart on pan. Bake as usual. Mrs. Burt C. Miller YUM YUM GEMS Yz cup Crisco 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg' 1 cup sour milk 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cloves 1 cup raisins 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda Blend together sugar, Crisco and egg, add sour milk. Stir in flour and spices. Add soda, then raisins. Bake in muffin tins in moderate oven. Mrs. W. L. Mowery BROWN SUGAR COOKIES 1*2 cups brown sugar 3 cups flour 1 cup butter 3 eggs 1 cup nuls 1 cup raisins 1 teaspoon allspice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1½ teaspoon cloves Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, well beaten. Sift dry ingredients together and dredge nuts and raisins in dry ingredients, then mix with butter, sugar and eggs. Drop with teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Mrs. f. M. Moore PINEAPPLE DROP COOKIES 2/3 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted Hour 1 egg, well beaten 1 cup crushed pineapple, un- 2½ teaspoons baking powder drained 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon salt Blend shortening, salt and vanilla. Add brown sugar gradually and cream well. Add egg and mix well. Sift Hour with baking powder. Add flour mixture, alternately with pineapple, mixing well after each addition. Add rolled oats and nuts; blend. Drop from tablespoon on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven. 350 degrees. Makes 4½ dozen. Mrs. E. P. Hughes HONEY DROPS V± cup fat V2 CUP honey 1 egg 1 cup rolled oats 1 tablespoon milk 1 cup sifted flour 3 teaspoons baking powder V2 teaspoon salt Yi teaspoon cinnamon x/2 CUP chopped raisins Cream fat and honey together. Add egg and beat until blended. Stir in rolled oats and milk. Sift dry ingredients, add with raisins and mix well. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in moderately hot oven (400 degrees) 18 to 20 minutes. Makes 2¾ dozen. Mrs. E. P. Hughes CHINESE CHEWS Mix as given : % cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup sugar V± teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped dates 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup nuts Mix good. Spread in a thin layer, bake. When done cut in squares and press into balls. While still hot roll in granulated sugar. Mrs. M. T. Owen BLACK WALNUT COOKIES 1% cup butter 1 lb. brown sugar Vi cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tsp. black walnut extract 1½ cup black walnuts 1⅜ cup shredded coconut 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 teaspoon of salt Vo teaspoon soda 6 cups sifted flour