Our favorite recipes (Stake Relief Society, 1954)

2/3 c. butter (3 butter - $ Crisco)2 c. white flour 2 eggs lc. graham flour 1 ¢. chopped raisins Cinnamon, nutmeg; 3 tbs. sour milk cloves, etc. Drop tap. on cookie sheet, or chill and slice before baking. | Mary Bennion CHRISTMAS SNOW COOKIES 3 egg whites 1 cup sugar Combine and beat with electric mixer at medium speed for 20 minutes, 1/4 lb. blanched almonds cut in quarters To almonds add 3 additional tsp. sugar and roast in oven 200 = 250°, constantly stirring until light. Cool, After 20 minutes add nuts (not the sugar), stirring with a fork. Then add 1 package of Nestle chocolate bits. Drop by small teaspoonfuls on buttered cookie sheet 1 inch apart, Bake 275°, 5 minutes to 12 min., until firm (not brown), Watch carefully. Helen Mayernik CHOCOLATE THUMB PRINT COOKIES Cream together: 1c. butter $c, sugar 2 tbs, water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 egg yolk Sift together and add: 2c. flour + tsp. Baking Powder 1/3 c. cocoa 1 egg white $c, finely chopped nuts Form into balls the size of a walnut and roll in slightly beaten egg white and then in finely chopped walnuts. Bake at 350° F, for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and put thumb print in each ball and return to oven for 8 ~ 10 minutes more, Fill prints with chocolate icing, or vanilla icing. Omit the cocoa from the cookies and fill prints with jam or jelly. Majorie Clements RICH DELICIOUS COOKIES l cup brown sugar l tsp. soda 1 cup shortening 1 tsp. salt l egg 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups oatmeal (not quick quaker) 2 cups flour Mix and then pat one half into bottom of cookie sheet, It is a bit crumbly. Cover with the filling and then add the other half of dough on top. Bakes in 350° oven about 20 minutes until a very delicate brown, cool and cut. Filling: : : 1 pkg. ground raisins - 5 cup water - 4% cup sugar Boil till thick. Let cool. Add 3/4 cup nuts. Helen Pearson SWEDISH PASTRY COOKIES 1 cup brown sugar 2 egg yolks 1 cup butter Pinch of salt 2 cups flour Cream butter, add sugar, beaten yolks and flour, Form in small balls the size of a walnut. Dip in unbeaten egg whites. Roll in crushed nut meats, pecans, walnuts or almonds. Place on greased cookie sheet and with blunt end of knife make hole in center. Bake five minutes in 320° oven. Remove and make hole a little larger. Put back in oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and fill immediately with jelly while warm, Helen Pearson BOILED RAISIN AND NUT COOKIES Boil together 5 min.: Sift together and add; lc. water 4c. flour 2c. raisins 1 tsp. soda Cream together: 1 tsp. cinnomon 1c. shortening é1/21/2 tsp. allspicec. brown sugar 1 tsp. baking powder lc. white sugar 1 tsp. salt Adds é tsp. nutmeg 3 eggs Add: 1 tsp. vanilla 1c. nuts, chopped Drop by teaspoons on a greased cookie sheet and flatten with a glass dipped in water. Bake 12-15 min. at 400° F. Marjorie Clements 10] i ep Lt - ie CRANBERRY DRINK l qt. cranberries 3 tbs. lemon juice 6 c. water 1 qt. ginger ale 1 c. sugar Ice 1c. orange juice Cook cranberries in 4 c. water until soft. Crush and drain through strainer, boil sugar and remining 2c. water for 5 minutes. Add cranberry juice and chill. Just before serving, add orange and lemon juice, ginger ale and ice. Make 12 cups. Ada Miller MULLED GRAPE JUICE 1 qt. grape juice 2 cups sugar (less 1 pt. water according to taste) 3 pt. grapefruit juice 3 cinnamon sticks 2 lemons - juice and rind 6 or more whole cloves grated Heat but do not boil. Let simmer 5 hour. Strain and serve hot or cold. Anna Laura Cannon WASSAIL (A holiday drink - English) 1 gallon cider 4 sticks cinnamon 8 oranges 5 tap. allspice 6 lemons 2 tsp. cloves 15 c. sugar 3S tsp. nutmeg Combine all ingredients and boil. Serve hot. Looks better if ground spieces are put into a bag and removed before serving. Ada Miller CALIFORNIA FRUIT PUNCH