B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 25, 1963
For the
Farm Wife and Family
Cookies For School Lunches
By Mrs. Richard O. Spence
We feature cookies often m our column because there
seems t,o be an unending quest for cooky recipes. Cookies are
a delightful dessert to tuck in school lunches; and now with
summer coming up, they are a natural for picnic lunches or as
an accompaniment for a cool refreshing drink on a hot after
noon.
PEAXUT BUTTER COOKIES
1 cup flour
% teaspoon ginger
hi teaspoon cloves
hk teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
Vs teaspoon salt
Vs cup shortening
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugai, pack
ed
2 eggs, beaten
J /4 cup milk
Vs teaspoon tamlla
Sift togethei the flour, gin
ger, cloves, cinnamon, - soda,
and salt Cream the shortening
and peanut butter until
smooth Add the brown sugar
gradually and mix well. Stir
in the eggs and milk Stir in
the sifted dry ingredients Add
vanilla Fonn the dough in
small balls, place on ungi eased
cooky sheet or pan Pi ess each
cooky flat with a foik. Bake
at 350 degiees foi 10 minutes
Makes about 3 dozen cookies
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OATMEAL COOKIES
Vs cup sifted flour
Vs cup sugar
Vs teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking ponder
1 ,4 teaspoon cinnamon
IVs cups quick-cooking oats
Vs cup raisins
1 egg, slightU beaten
Vs cup milk
% cup melted shoitemng
or other oil
Sitt togethei Hour. sugai,
salt, baking powdei, cinnamon
kli\ m oats and laisins Com
bine egg, milk fldAonng and
shortening and add to the fust
mi\tuie Stir only until in
gredients aie moistened Diop
dough by teaspoontuls onto
greased cook> sheets oi pans
Bake at 375 degiees about 20
minutes flakes about 3 dozen
cookies
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3 cups cornflakes or 3 4
cup packaged cornflake
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cups sifted flour
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
cup sugar
cup butter or margarine
egg, well beaten
cup cold water
tablespoon lemon juice
teaspoons grated lemon
rind
tablespoons milk
cup sugar
cup finely chopped nut
meats
tablespoon butter or
margarine, melted
2
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If using cornflakes, crush
into fine crumbs. Sift together
flour,bakmg powder, salt and
mix in Vz cup of the
cornflake crumbs. Cut in butt
er until mixture resembles
coarse cornmeal. Combine egg,
water, lemon juice and lemon
nnd Add to the'flour mixture,
stirring with fork only until
flour is moistened. Roll doftgh
out between pieces of waxed
paper to 12 inch square, about
Vz inch thick.
Combine milk and 1 tea
spoon of the sugar; brush over
dough. Combine remaining
cornflake crumbs with nut
meats, butter and remaining
sugar; sprinkle over dough.
Cut into strips about 3 inches
long and Vz inch wide. Place
on greased baking sheets. Cake
in moderate oven (375 de
grees) about 15 minutes.
Makes about 8 dozen strips.
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% cup butter or mar
garine, soft
% cup sugar
1 egg
4 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Vs teaspoon grated lemon
rind (optional)
1 % cups sitted all-purpose
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teaspoon baking povrder
teaspoon salt
cup rolled oats (quick
or old-fashioned, un
cooked)
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Beat butter until creamy:
beat in gradually. Add
egg; beat untßlight and fluffy.
Blend in milk, vanilla and
lemon nnd. Sift together flour,
baking powder and salt. Add
to creamed mixture; mix well.
Stir in oats. Chill dough at
least 2 hours. (Dough can, be
chilled overnight )
Roll dough out on lightly
floured board or canvas to
Vz inch thickness. Cut out with
floured cooky cutter. Place on
ungreased cooky sheets. Sprin
kle cookies with sugar. Bake
in preheated moderate oven
1375 degrees) 8 to 10 minutes.
Makes 5 dozen 2-inch cookies.
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TIXG-A-LIXG DROPS
1 cup (6 ounces) semi
sweet chocolate pieces
M cup shredded coconut
Vz cup salted peanuts,
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1 ci*p, rice cereal
Melt chocolate *over hot but
not boiling water. Remove front
heat. Add remaining ingre
dients and stir until rice cereal
is well coated with chocolate.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax
ed paper or buttered- baking
sheet. Set in cool place to
harden. Makes 16 drops.
cup butter or margar
rine, soft
cup firmly-packed
brown sugar
'z cup granulated sugar
eggs
teaspoon vanilla _ -
cups sifted all-purpose
flour
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon soda
teaspoon salt
cups ready-to-eat oat
cereal (Life)
cups rolled oats (quick
or old-fashioned, un
cooked)
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