Good - with or without the frosting

STUFFED DATE DROPS

Yield: 5 1/2 dozen Time: 8-10 mins. Temp: 400°
1 lb. pitted dates 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 3-0z. pkg. pecan or walnut halves 1/2 tsp. soda

1/4 cup shortening 1/4 tsp. salt

3/4 cup med. brown sugar 1/2 cup sour cream

1 egg 1 recipe Golden Frosting

1 1/4 cups sifted flour

Stuff dates with nut halves. Cream shortening and sugar until light; beat
in egg. Sift dry ingredients, add alternately with sour cream to creamed
mixture. Stir in dates, drop onto greased cooky sheet, (a date per cookie)
and bake. Cool, and top with:

Golden Frosting

Lightly brown 1/2 cup butter or margarine; remove from heat, gradually
beat in three cups sifted confectioner's sugar, 3/4 tsp. vanilla. Slowly add
water till of spreading consistency, about three tbsp.

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PEANUT SUGAR SNAPS

Yield: S dozen Time: 10-12 mins, Temp: 375°
1 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour 1 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp. baking powder 2 eggs, well beaten

1/2 tsp. salt 2/3 cup chopped peanuts

1/2 cup shortening 1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 cup peanut butter

Sift first three ingredients together, Blend shortening and peanut butter to-
gether until fluffy and creamy. Add sugar slowly, creaming well, Beat in
eggs. Stir in nuts and vanilla, then flour mixture. Chill, if dough is too
soft to handle, When firm roll into 3/4" balls. Place on greased cookie
sheets, press flat with bottom of water glass dipped in flour or covered with
a dainp piece of cheesecloth. Bake.

From: Mrs. Paul Martin, St. Paul.

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FAT CAN BE MEASURED QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY IF YOU
USE THE 'WATER DISPLACEMENT! METHOD, TO MEASURE
1/2 CUP FAT, FILL THE MEASURING CUP. HALF FULL OF
COLD WATER, PUT FAT IN THE CUP UNTIL FAT AND WATER
TOGETHER REACH THE | CUP MARK, POUR OFF THE WATER
AND YOU HAVE AN ACCURATE 1/2 CUP FAT REMAINING IN

THE "CUT.

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