BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

14 cups raisins, cover with water and boil until almost dry. Cool.

Mix together: 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tbsp. lard or margarine, 1 egg.

Then add raisins.

Sift 1 cup flour, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 4 tsp. cloves, 1 tsp. soda. Mix with

first mixture. Add 4 cup walnuts if desired.

Drop on greased cookie sheet. Cook 15 minutes at 375° or until brown.

These cookies will be soft when taken from oven but harden later.
Mrs. Annie Allen, Lethbridge.

OATMEAL COOKIES

% cup white sugar % cup brown sugar
% cup melted shortening 1 egg (beaten)

z tsp. salt % cup cocoanut

1 tsp. vanilla 1 mashed banana
z tsp. soda 1 cup sifted flour
2 cups rolled oats

Drop and cook in slow oven.

Mrs. G. Ganske, Magrath.

COCOANUT DROP COOKIES
2% cups once-sifted pastry flour or 24 cups once-sifted all-purpose flour

3 tsp. baking powder 1 cup sugar, brown or white
% tsp. salt 2 eggs well beaten

1% cups shredded cocoanut 2 tbsp. milk

8 tbsp. butter or margarine 1 tsp. vanilla

Method: Preheat oven to 350° (moderate). Sift flour, baking powder,
salt together and mix in cocoanut. Cream butter or margarine, blend in sugar.
Add well beaten eggs. Measure milk and add vanilla. Add flour mixture to
creamed mixture with one addition of milk and combining thoroughly after
each addition. Drop dough by small spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet. Bake
about 12 minutes. Yields about 8 dozen cookies.

Mrs. E. W. Nord, Holden.

FAMILY VARIETY COOKIE DROP

# cup shortening 1 tsp. baking powder

1 cup brown sugar tsp. baking soda

2 eggs, well beaten tsp. salt

2 tbsp. milk tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

Method: Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, beating between ad-
ditions. Add eggs and mix well. Sift dry ingredients. Add alternately with
liquid to above mixture. Add vanilla.

Divide dough into 3 equal portions.

To first portion add ingredients to make Sunny Orange Drops:

2 tsp. grated orange rind

2 tsp. orange juice

% cup cocoanut

To second portion add ingredients to make Chocolate Chip Cookies:

2 cup chocolate chips or one square unsweetened chocolate, grated.

To third portion add ingredients to make Fancy Fruit Drops:
cup glace cherries halved
cup chopped nuts
cup raisins
Drop dough by teaspoonsful onto greased baking sheet 14 inches apart.

Bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes.
Mrs. Frank Allonby, R.R. 5, Calgary.
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