Quaker recipes

3% cups flour 142 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs, well beaten Y2 teaspoon salt 1⅜ teaspoons vanilla 1 cup shortening Sift flour; measure; add baking powder and salt; sift again. Cream shortening; add sugar gradually and continue to beat until light. Add well beaten eggs and blend thoroughly, add vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and the creamed mixture; mix all thoroughly and chill. Roll as thin as possible on a lightly floured board and cut with cookie cutter. Or form small balls of the dough and place on a greased baking sheet; flatten with bottom of glass tumbler, first greased and then dipped in sugar; or with the palm of the hand, floured; or with the tines of a silver fork, pressing the balls down twice with the markings at right angles. Sprinkle with sugar, chopped nuts, or coconut. Bake in a hot oven (400°) for 6 to 10 minutes. Yield: about 6 dozen thin cookies. GLADYS RICHARDSON ORANGE CUP CAKES 1 stick butter 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup sugar Sprinkle of salt 2 eggs 1 cup nuts 2 cups flour 1% pound dates 34 cup buttermilk Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat thoroughly, use 12 cup of flour to mix with chopped dates and nuts. Sift flour, salt and soda and add alternately with buttermilk, add floured dates and nuts. Bake in paper cups set in muffin tins 20-25 minutes at 375°. While cakes are still hot top with syrup. Syrup For Topping | cup sugar Juice 1 lemon Juice 2 oranges Grated rind of oranges Heat syrup and use while hot, pour about two tablespoons over each cake. ALTA ANDREWS (Mrs. J. L.) I Mn Nae a ee le nr A THE QUAKER Cook Book ICE BOX COOKIES 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon soda 2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon cream of tartar 2 eggs 1 cup chopped nuts 312 cups flour 1 cup ground dates 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream sugar and butter, add beaten eggs and vanilla. Add flour, soda and cream of tartar sifted together. Knead dough well and work in the dates and nuts. Make out in rolls, wrap in wax paper, let stand over night in the refrigerator. Slice and bake at 325° for 10 to 12 minutes on cookie sheet. MAUDE HAywortTH. (Mrs. H. O.) MAE Davis (Mrs. Reuben) ELLAMAE FARLOW (Mrs. William) LACE COOKIES 142 cups quick oatmeal 3 teaspoons of cream or whole 1 stick butter milk 1142 cups light brown sugar Cream butter and sugar. Add oatmeal and cream. Roll in balls the size of big marble and bake in 350° oven for 10 minutes. When cool remove from pan with pancake turner. Yield about 40 cookies. LUNA DAILE PARKER (Mrs. A. S., Jr.) MINCE MEAT COOKIES Y2 cup shortening (lard or V2 cup chopped nuts butter) 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup sugar 3 heaping teaspoons chocolate 2 unbeaten eggs, one at a time % teaspoon salt (sift in flour) and beat well after each ¥%4 cup flour 1 cup mince meat Pour in a shallow pan 8x12 (or larger) which has been greased and paper lined. Bake for 30 minutes in moderate oven, 350° to 375°. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut in squares while warm. Cookies made by this recipe are different from the ordinary and delicious when cold. EFFIE M. Cox CHEESE RINGS Y2 pound aged grated cheese 2 cups flour (New York sharp) Y2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1%4 sticks margarine _ Cream margarine and cheese together. Add flour and pepper to mixture and mix well. Fill cookie press at once and form rings on ungreased cookie sheet. Place in preheated oven at 400° and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. ALTA ANDREWS (Mrs. Leslie) CORN FLAKE COOKIES 2 egg whites 2 cup nut meats 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup coconut 2 cups corn flakes Yy teaspoon vanilla Beat egg whites stiff and fold in sugar, corn flakes, coconut and vanilla. Drop from teaspoon and bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes. Louise Briccs (Mrs. E. L. Sr.) GRAHAM COOKIES (Good for constipated children)