Cookies

Drop cookies

• 1.2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cup flour
• 1 ½ teaspoon B.P.
• ½ cup milk
• ¾ cup brown sugar, packed tight
• 1 cup nuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup Grape Nut flakes
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• pinch salt

Ice box cookies

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cup Crisco
• 3 eggs
• 5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup nuts

Make 3 rolls and roll in wax paper and put in icebox.

— Mrs. Ranisour

Orange tea cookies

• ½ cup butter
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ⅓ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon each of orange, lemon rind grated

Glaze top with egg white. Put nots on top. Bake in oven (350ºF)

Filled cookies

• ½ cup Crisco
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup milk
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons B.P.
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Filling for cookies

• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 cup raisins or figs chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon flour

Cook until thick and cool.