Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips

' cup shortening 34, cup sifted flour

' cup brown sugar 4 tsp. soda

', cup white sugar \4, tsp. salt

2 2

1 beaten egg 1'4 cup oats, uncooked
1 tbsp. water 1144 cup chocolate chips

YS tsp. vanilla

Cream shortening and sugar (good). Stir in beaten eggs, water and

vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients, rolled oats and chips. Drop onto

greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees F. for 10 to 15 minutes.
—Maudie Lane

Drop Fruit Cookies

Y3 cup margarine or shortening ly, tsp. salt

34 cup brown sugar YY, cup chopped dates
2 beaten eggs VY, cup cherries

1% cup flour (all-purpose) VY, cup walnuts
1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. vanilla

Cream shortening and gradually add sugar. Add eggs and then sifted

dry ingredients. Fold in fruit, nuts and vanilla. Drop by spoonsful on

greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes.
—Fiay Hinman

Apple Crunch Squares

1 cup rolled oats 3 apples, peeled and sliced
34 cup brown sugar 4 cup brown sugar

'Y> cup sifted flour 1 tsp. lemon juice

', Cup moist cocoanut 4 tsp. nutmeg

Yo tsp. salt lY, tsp. cinnamon

'Y, cup butter

Mix oats, brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and cocoanut. Cut in but-
ter until creamy. Place half in a greased 8-inch square pan. Cover
with the apples. Sprinkle with lemon juice and nutmeg and remaining
brown sugar. Top with the rest of the crumbs. Bake at 350 degrees
F. for 30 minutes. Cut in squares and serve warm with whipped or
ice cream.

—Emma Hulit

Pineapple Cherry Squares

2 cups flour 1 cup pineapple
1 cup shortening 34 cup sugar
3 tbsp. white sugar Almond flavoring

34, cup maraschino cherries

Mix flour, shortening and three tablespoons sugar. Pat into a pan and
cook for a few minutes. Put cherries, pineapple, 34, cup sugar and al-
mond flavoring into top of double boiler. When boiling, thicken with
corn starch and color with red cake coloring if you wish. Pour over
bottom mixture. Beat two egg whites until thick, add two thbsps. sugar
and 14 cup cocoanut. Pour over pineapple mixture and brown in mod-
erate oven.
—Martha Hunter

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