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Aunt Mable's Date Squares

Ingredients

2 cups dates (cut up)

1 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. flour

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup shortening

2 cups oatmeal

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg beaten

2 1/4 cups flour

Instructions

Combine first four ingredients
Boil until thick, and let cool
Mix all of the ingredients together, and place half of the mix in a large cake pan. Spread filling evenly. Dot with remainder of the mixture. Add nuts if desired.
Bake (time/temperature not specified)
Sprinkle with powdered sugar

Note on back: This may not be in order, but is how she gave it to me. It is really good but takes time to "dot" the top to make it even

Ginger Creams

Ingredients

4 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. clover (?)

3/4 tsp. nutmeg

3/4 tsp. cinnamon

3/4 tsp ginger

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup molasses

1 cup hot water

2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

Combine dry ingredients
Cream Shortening and sugar
Add egg & molasses
Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients
Bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes

Great Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 cup oatmeal (quick or reg)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg slightly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup solid pack pumpkin

1 cup chocolate chips (assorted candies raisins or plain nuts)

Peanut butter or icing for decoration

Instructions

Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt
Cream butter, add sugars, beat until light and fluffy
Add egg & vanilla, mix well
Alternate adding dry ingredients and pumpkin, stirring well
Stir in morsels
Drop 1/4 cup of dough on lightly greased cookie sheet
To make pumpkin, add a little more dough for stem
Bake at 350 degrees for 19-20 mins
Decorate using peanut butter or icing for decorating with nuts, candies, or whatever

Hershey-Top PB Cookies

(Janet H.)

Ingredients

1/2 cup Crisco

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg (unbeaten)

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

Instructions

Cream together Crisco and peanut butter
Add & mix in both sugars
Add egg and vanilla
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt
Roll dough into small balls, twice the size of a marble
Roll balls in sugar
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes
Remove from oven
Press Hershey Kisses into center of cookies
Return to oven for 2 minutes
Cool thoroughly before storing

Moon Baubles

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 1/2 cups Cheerios or [Tasteeos?]

1/2 cup candy coated chocolate pieces or chocolate chips

Instructions

Beat butter & sugar until creamy
Add egg & vanilla, beat
Stir in flour and baking powder
Mix well, add cereal and chips
[?] by rounded tin(?) - 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 mins
Let stand one minute after removed from oven

Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

3 cups oatmeal

1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

None given

Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies

Wisconsin Agriculturist

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup lard

1/2 cup butter

1 cup molasses

3 eggs

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/3 cup vinegar

4 cups sifted flour

Instructions

Mix together sugar, lard, butter, molasses, eggs, spices and salt
Dissolve baking soda in vinega
Stir into first mixture
Mix in sifted flour
Roll out dough (which should be soft)
Cut with large cookie cutter
Bake in 350 degree oven for 15-20 mins

Peanut Blossoms

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups sifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup crisco

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 unbeaten egg

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

Sift together dry ingredients
Cream crisco, peanut butter, and both sugars
Add egg & vanilla, beat well
Shape dough into balls
Roll balls in sugar
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 mins
Top each cookie with a milk chocolate kiss or (star?)
Press down firmly so cookie cracks around edges
Return to oven & bake 2-5 minutes longer until golden brown

Peanut Butter Jumbos

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 1/2 cup peanut butter

1 1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

3 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

2 1/2 cups peanut M&Ms

Instructions

Beat together butter, peanut butter and both sugars until light and fluffy
Blend in eggs
Add combined flour and baking soda, mix well
Stir in candies
Drop dough on greased cookie sheet, about 3" apart
Press in 2 or 3 additional candies if desired
Bake 14-16 minutes at 350 degrees
Cool on cookie sheet 3 mins before removing to cooling rack

Pecan Dreams

Ingredients

1/2 lb butter or [alis?]

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 cups bread flour

1-2 cups pecans cut coarse

2 tsp vanilla

2 tsp water

Instructions

Cream sugar & butter, then add flour
Figure out the steps in the middle
Roll in palm to size of dates
Bake at 275 - watch, I guess, no time given
Roll in powdered sugar while warm (in a paper pack)

Poppy Seed Cookies

Olk's Drug Store

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup sugar

2 egg yolks

2 cups sifted all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

3 Tbsp poppy seeds

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup chocolate chips (melted)

Instructions

Cream butter, add sugar
Beat in egg yolks and vanilla
Blend in flour, salt, and poppy seeds
Shape into 1 inch balls, placed one inch apart on a greased cookie sheet
Make a depression in the center
Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes
Cool, then fill the depressions you made with melted chocolate

Rolled Ginger Cookies

BH&G - Laurie's Book

Ingredients

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 cup molasses

2 Tbsp vinegar

5 cups sifted flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

2-3 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp salt

Powdered sugar frosting(?)

Instructions

Cream sugar and shortening
Beat in egg, molasses, and vinegar
Sift dry ingredients, then blend into first mixture
Chill 3 hours
Roll dough 1/8" thick, then cut into shapes
Place on greased cookie sheet
Bake at 375 degrees for 5-6 minutes
Cool slightly, remove to rack
Frost with powdered sugar frosting

Seven Layer Bars

Ingredients

1 cup fine graham cracker crumbs

3 1/2 oz flaked coconut

6 oz semi-sweet chocolate bits

6 oz butterscotch bits

15 oz sweetened condensed milk

1 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup melted butter

Instructions

Pour butter into a 13x9x2" pan
Sprinkle layer of crumbs over the butter, then the coconut, chocolate bits butterscotch bits, and the nuts
Pour the milk over all and spread evenly
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 mins
While warm, cut into squares

Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

4 1/2 cups sifted flour

2 tsp baking soda

3 tsp ginger

1 tsp salt

1 cup butter or other shortening

1 cup sifted brown sugar

2 eggs beaten

3/4 cup molasses

3/4 cup sour milk

Instructions

Sift flour once, measure, add baking soda, ginger, salt, and sift again
Cream butter, and add sugar gradually - beating after each addition until light and fluffy
Add eggs, add molasses
Add flour alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth
Chill
On floured board, roll 1/4" thick
Sprinkle sugar and cut
Bake at 400 degrees, 12 mins

Sour Cream Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

2 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp BS(?)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup raisins

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

3 Tbsp butter blended

3 Tbsp dairy sour cream

1/4 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

Instructions

Cream butter and sugar, then add egg
Sift in the flour
Add salt, nutmeg, BS(?) and cinnamon to sugar mix with sour cream
Stir in raisins
Bake at 375 degrees 10-12 minutes
For frosting, mix the remaining ingredients together, I guess

Spritz

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract

1/8 tsp baking soda

3 1/2 cups sifted flour

Pink and green food coloring

Instructions

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar
Add eggs and flavoring, and mix smooth
Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly
Dough may be divided inn three parts
Tint 1/3 pink, 1/3 green and leave the rest plain
Press onto ungreased cookie sheet, bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes
Do not brown

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup Crisco or (sfry?)

1 cup powdered sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1 egg

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/2 tsp vanilla (crossed out?)

2 1/2 cups of ...clover? Cares? idk

Instructions

Cream butter, crisco and sugar, salt, egg, baking soda, and cream of tartar together
Add flour and vanilla
These may be made in press or rolled out and cut for Christmas cookies
Bake 350 degrees for 10-15 mins
Watch carefully - they burn easily

Sugar Cookies

Irene

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup oil or shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cream of tartar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

4 cups flour

Instructions

Cream shortening, butter and sugars
Add eggs one at a time
Add remaining ingredients
Chill 1 hour
Roll in small balls and flatten or drop by tea (?)
Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees
Frost with melted white chocolate & decorate
Can frost while warm

Wreath Cookies

Mona

Ingredients

30 marshmallows

1/4 cup of butter

1 tsp green coloring

1 tsp vanilla

3 1/2 cups corn flakes (cracked slightly)

Red cinnamon hearts or balls

Silver petites

Instructions

Melt marshmallows and butter together in double boiler
Pour coloring and vanilla over melted marshmallow / butter mix

"Dear Mary - There weren't any written instructions with this recipe. I just had to experiment. I take a small amount of dough then start making a hole in the center, forming the wreath. If the little red hearts don't want to stick, melt a couple marshmallows and using a toothpick put a little on the back of them. This seems to do the trick. The little silver things stick pretty good. Hope you can make some sense out of this. Good luck!" -Mona