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SUGAR COOKIES
14 x 10-inch cookie
sheet . ..
Preheated
oven---400°
...
Baking time-12-15 minutes
2112 cups cake flour, sifted
112 cup butter or shortening
before
measuring
1
cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking
2
eggs
powder
tablespoon
milk or cream
1/4
teaspoon
salt
teaspoon flavor ing
Sift flour once before
measuring,
then
sift again
with baking powder
and salt. Cream butter, add
sugar,
then beat until light and
fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each
addition.
Add
cream
and
flavoring. Add
sifted
flour
mixture,
mix
thoroughly.
Place
in refrigerator to chill. When well
chilled, roll
dough very
thin,
cut
into
shapes
as desired. Bake. Makes about 2 dozen
cookies,
accord-
)ng to
size.
REFRIGERATOR BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES
14 x 10-inch cookie sheet
...
Preheated
oven---400°
.
..
Baking
time-10-12
minutes
3112 cups all-purpose flour,
1
cup
shortening
sifted before measuring
2 cups brown sugar, firmly
teaspoon soda
packed in cup
teaspoon cream of tartar
3 eggs
teaspoon
salt
teaspoon
vanilla
1
cup
nuts,
cut
in
small pieces
Sift flour with soda,
cream
of tartar,
salt.
Place
shortening
and
sugar
in mixing
bowl,
cream
until light
and fluffy. Add whole eggs
and vanilla,
continue
beating.
Add flour
mixture
and mix
until in-
gredients
are
blended. Add nuts and mix only until nuts are mixed
through dough
.
Dough can be made into oblong
rolls,
wrapped in
waxed paper, placed in refrigerator until firm, and sliced for baking
as
needed
.
Bake on slightly greased
cookie
sheet in preheated 400
°
oven for 10-12 minutes, depending upon
size
of
cookie.
When baked,
remove
cookies
from pan and
cool
on wire cake racks. Makes about
5 dozen
small
cookies.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
14 x 10-inch cookie
sheet
... Preheat.ed oven--375
°
...
Baking time-15 minutes
3 cups all-purpose flour,
sifted before measuring
2 teaspoons soda
1/4
teaspoon salt
1
cup shortening
cup granulated
sugar
cup brown sugar
2
eggs
beaten
cup peanut butter
teaspoon vanilla
Sift flour once before
measuring,
then sift again with soda and salt.
Cream
shortening,
granulated sugar
and
brown
sugar.
Add beaten
eggs
a
nd
mix until
smooth.
Add peanut
butter,
stir
well, then add
flour mixture. Mix to a
stiff
batter
and
add vanilla. Form into tiny
balls with palms of hands
and
press onto greased
cookie
sheet. Press
with back of fork to make waffle design
.
Bake for 15 minutes. If
desired, dough may be rolled
,
placed in refrigerator
for
several
hours, then
sliced.
Makes about 4 dozen
small
cookies.
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