3 out of 4 Canadian Women Use Magic 17 COOKIES AND SMALL CAKES ICE BOX COOKIES % teaspn. salt 134 cups flour la cup chopped nuts la teaspn. vanilla ¥%Q cup butter 4 cup brown sugar 4 cup white sugar 1 egg 14 teaspn. Magic Soda Cream butter and sugar, add beaten egg; beat all until light. Sift flour, salt and soda three times and add with the nuts to the first mixture. Pack in a tin and put in the ice box or any cold place over night. Turn out on a board and slice as thin as possible without breaking. Bake in a hot oven. MAGIC CREAM COOKIES 42 cup shredded cocoanut 3 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder 1% teaspn. salt 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup thick cream 3 cups flour Beat eggs until light, add sugar gradually; add cocoanut, cream, and flour (which has been mixed and sifted with baking powder and salt). Put away in ice box until thoroughly chilled, then turn on to a floured board and roll one half inch thick. Sprinkle with cocoanut and roll one fourth inch thick; cut with a small cutter, first dipped in flour. Bake on a buttered sheet in a moderate oven. BOSTON COOKIES 1 teaspn. cinnamon 1 cup chopped nuts 42 cup currants 4 cup raisins, seeded and chopped 1 cup butter 1 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspn. Magic Soda 34% cups flour 14 teaspn. salt Cream butter and sugar, gradually add well beaten eggs; then add half of flour sifted with soda, salt and cinnamon; then mix fruit and nuts with remainder of flour and add to first mixture. Drop by spoonfuls an inch apart on a well greased baking sheet and bake in a moderate oven. DATE COOKIES 3 cups rolled oats 2% cups flour 3 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder % teaspn. salt 1 cup brown sugar ¥% cup lard 42 cup butter 2 cup milk Put rolled oats into a bowl; sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add to oats; then sugar. Melt butter and lard, add to dry mixture with milk. Mix all together; roll, cut with round cutter and bake in moderate oven. 1 lb. chopped Cook Fill with the following mixture: dates, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup hot water. well and put between cookies. NUT COOKIES 2 tablespns. butter 14 cup sugar 1 egg 2 tablespns. milk 1 cup flour 2 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder 4 teaspn. salt 1 cup chopped nuts Cream butter and sugar; add well beaten egg; flour, baking powder and salt (which have been sifted together). Stir in chopped nuts. Drop by small teaspoons on to well buttered shallow pans and bake in oven 375° F. PEANUT COOKIES (DROP) 3 tablespns. butter 14 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup flour 1 teaspn. Magic Baking Powder % teaspn. salt 42 cup chopped nuts 12 teaspn. lemon juice Cream butter and sugar thoroughly, add well beaten yolk, then flour which has been sifted with baking powder and salt. Add nuts, mix, then fold in beaten white and lemon juice. Drop from tea- spoon on oiled pan and bake in 350° F. oven. This mixture is very dry. CHEESE CAKES 4 tablespns. butter 4 tablespns. fine sugar 1 egg 1 lemon (grated rind) 1 teaspn. lemon juice 34 cup flour 1 teaspn. Magic Baking Powder 14 teaspn. salt. Beat butter to a soft cream, gradually adding sugar, beat in the egg—add the lemon rind and teaspoon juice. Beat well and add flour which has been sifted with salt and baking powder. Line some small patty pans with pastry. Into each shell put a little apricot jam. Cover this with a good spoonful of the above cake mixture. Roll out some pastry very thin, cut into long pieces like shoe strings, curl a little on top of cake mix- ture. Bake in oven about 400° F. MAGIC DELIGHTS 4 teaspn. salt 1 teaspn. cinnamon 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup chopped raisins 1% cup chopped nuts 1% cup butter 14% cups sugar 34 cup milk 2 cups flour 2 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder Cream butter and sugar. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon three times, and mix it with the rolled oats, chopped raisins and nuts. Add to the butter mixture alternately with the milk. Drop small teaspoonfuls on a but- tered tin and bake 15 to 20 minutes. QUEEN CAKES 4 teaspn. salt 14 teaspn. lemon extract 2 eggs 14 cup currants, washed 1 cup flour and dried 2 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder 1% cup butter 1% cup sugar Cream butter; add sugar, well beaten eggs and lemon extract; then flour, mixed and sifted with baking powder and salt. Pour batter into buttered small patty pans, sprinkle on top of each a few currants. Bake in moderate oven 20 minutes. ALMOND CAKES 2 teaspns. Magic Baking Powder 1 cup almonds, blanched and cut in pieces % cup butter 34 cup sugar 4 cup milk 2 eggs 144 cups flour Mix ingredients in order given, and bake in individual cake pans. Read Carefully Comments about Flour on Page 4