Fruit Cookies

Ingredients

• Yz c. butter
• J4 tsp. salt
• % c. sugar
• J/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 eggs (small)
• J^ c. chopped walnuts
• Yz tsp. soda
• J4 c. currants
• 3 tbsp. hot water
• % c. raisins, seeded and chopped
• About 1M c. flour

Method

1. 1

   Cream the butter.

2. 2

   Add the sugar gradually, then add the eggs, well beaten, the soda dissolved in the hot water, and one-half of the flour, mixed and sifted with the salt and cinnamon.

3. 3

   Then add the walnuts, raisins, and currants, and the rest of the flour.

4. 4

   Drop by spoonfuls one inch apart on a greased pan, and bake in a moderate oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from A handbook of home economics (1912) by Etta Proctor Flagg, page 20. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Fruit Cookies Yz c. butter. J4 tsp. salt. % c. sugar. J/2 tsp. cinnamon. 2 eggs (small). J^ c. chopped walnuts. Yz tsp. soda. J4 c. currants. 3 tbsp. hot water. % c. raisins, seeded and chopped. About 1M c. flour

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