Jumbles
Set your oven at 375
degrees
Cream1/2 cup of sugar with
1/4th cup shortening AND 1/4th cup butter or
oleo
Stir in 1 slightly beaten egg
and
1 full teaspoon of vanilla
Sift
together1 and 1/8th cups of flour
1/4th
teaspoon of soda and
1/4th teaspoon of
salt.
That's right, no liquid so mix it
well.
Drop by teaspoonsful on a
greased and floured cookie
sheet.
Bakeabout 8 minutes until set
and lightly brown around the edges.
Dont worry
about storing these. They'll probably never make
it to the cookie jar!
For something more substantial, lets try
Oatmeal
Cookies
(soft
version)
Cream together 1 cup of sugar
and
1 cup of shortening
Beat in 2
eggs
Stir into 1/2 cup of sourmilk 1
teaspoon of soda
Sift together 2 cups
of flour
1 teaspoon of salt and
1/2
teaspoon of nutmeg
Add alternately with the
milk.
Stir in 2 cups of "Quick Oats
".
You may add 1/2 cup of nutmeats or raisins
if you like.
For Crisp version
use only 1
egg
reduce milk to 5 tablespoonsfull
increase oatmeal to 3 cups
replace nutmeg
with almond and vanilla flavoring.
Nutmeats
are a must in these.
You will have to stir the last of the oatmeal in with a spoon. The electric mixer can't handle that stiff a mixture.
Bake
on greased and floured cookie sheet
8 to 10
minutes at 350.
Always a favorite are
Ginger Creams
Blend together 1 cup of
shortening and
1 cup of sugar (white or
brown)
add 1 cup of molasses (light or
dark)
Beat in 2 eggs or 2 egg
yolks
(I suppose you could use substitute
eggs, but they would change the consistancy of
the cookies.)
Stir into 1 cup of
buttermilk 2 teaspoons of soda
Sift
together 5 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of
cinnamon
1 teaspoon of ginger
1 teaspoon of
salt
(be generous with the spices if you
like)
Add flour mixture and milk
alternately, ending with flour.
Bake
on a greased and floured cookiesheet,at 375 for
about 8 minutes.
A nice thing about this recipe is that you can cut it in half easily if you have a small family.
Gramma
Ethel's Fried
Cakes
Stir into 1
cup of buttermilk
in a 2 cup measure
1 teaspoon of soda
set
aside to work
Sift together4 cups
flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4
teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1
teaspoon salt
Set aside
Beat well 3
eggs
Add gradually 1 cup of
sugar
then 3 tablespoons of melted
oleo
Starting with flour, add alternately
with buttermilk, beating well between each
addition and ending with flour.
The Batter
will be very thick.
Cover with waxed paper
resting on the batter and refridgerate over
night.
When ready to cook, divide into thirds
and, with a floured rolling pin, roll out quite
thin on well floured board. Cut with donut cutter
and place cut cakes on another floured board
until ready to fry. Scraps can be mushed together
and rolled again almost endlessly.
Eventually the dough will get tough if there is
too much flour in it.
To cook, heat 3 pounds
of Crisco very hot till water will sizzle when
dropped in. Drop in 5 or 6 cakes at a time. They
will sink, then rise to the top. Turn them
immediately with a long handled fork, and once
again, presently, to brown both sides. Lift out
and drain on paper towels on a tray or cooky
sheet. For variety, twist some as you drop them
in and be sure to cook some'holes'.
Sugar Cookies
Stir 1 teaspoon of soda
into
1 cup of buttermilk
Set
aside.
Sift together 3 cups flour
2
teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon
salt
Set aside
Cream
together1 cup sugar and
1 cup
shortening
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla
and
3 eggs and blend,
Add
alternately the flour and milk
mixtures.
You may add nut meats or dot the
cookies with raisins and a sprinkle of
sugar.
For chocolate cookies, add 4 squares or
packets of bitter chocolate.
Stir in a
package of Hershey's miniature chocolate chips
for an extra treat.
Drop by generous
tablespoonfuls onto greased and floured cookie
sheet.
Bake at 375 for about 8
minutes.
Aunt Bertha's Christmas Cookies
Sift together
into a large
bowl
4 cups of flour
2 cups of
confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons of soda
2
teaspoons of cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon of
salt
Blend in like for pie crust
2/3
cup room temperature Blue Bonnet Oleo.
In a two
cup measure,lightly blend 3 eggs with
1
teaspoon of vanilla and
1/2 teaspoon of
almond flavoring.
This is the tricky part, add
enough milk to make a medium stiff
dough.
Cover with waxed paper resting on the
dough and refridgerate over night at
least.
Divide in thirds and roll very thin on
a floured board.
Cut into Christmas trees,
Santas. bells, or in heart shape for Valentines
day.
Bake on a greased and floured cookie
sheet at 375 for 7 or 8 minutes.
The cookies
will be white with slightly browned edges.
When cool, frost with confectioners sugar icing
flavored with vanilla and almond. Color the
frosting and/or decorate with colored
sprinkles.
These cookies store well but will
prove very popular with children of all
ages.
It is best to separate layers of frosted
cookies with waxed paper.
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