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Mocha Cakes

Y% cup butter, 1 c. sugar, 1% cups flour, 3 egg yolks, 1
tsp. b. powder, grated rind of 1 lemon and 1 tsp. juice, 1 tbsp.
warm water. Have egg whites well eaten and add alternately
with flour, add warm water last. Bake in 10” square pan. Cut
in inch squares when cold and ice with the following: Icing—
lc. icing sugar, % cup butter, 3 tbsps. cream, 1 tsp. vanilla.
Put all in bowl and set in hot water till melted. Dip cake
squares in and then roll in cocoanut, chopped roasted nuts or
graham wafer crumbs. —M. Coleman.

Swedish Cakes

4 cup butter, 4 cup brown sugar, 1 egg yolk slightly
beaten, 1 cup flour. Cream sugar and butter till light and
fluffy, add egg yolk, mix thoroughly and add flour. Roll into
small balls and dip into slightly beaten egg whites. Roll in
finely chopped nuts. Put in pan and bake 5 minutes. Remove
from oven and press in centre, bake 10 or 15 minutes more.
While still warm fill centre with jelly —A, Jarnagin.

Ginger Cookies
14 c. butter, % cup molasses. Boil together. Cool. Add 1
egg, 2 cups flour, 2 tsps. ginger, 1 tsp. soda, 1 sm. c. sugar
sifted together. Add boiled mixture. Roll in small balls and

press. Bake in moderate oven. —Mrs. W. Campbell.

Scotch Shortbread
14 lb. butter, % cup packed brown sugar, 2 cups flour.
Method: Cream butter, add sugar and mix with hands, add
flour, knead on board 20 mins. Bake in slow oven until
delicately browned. —Mrs. B. Ehman, Jr.

Jam-Nut Squares

34 c. flour, tbsp. sugar, 5 tbsp. butter, 1 tbsp. milk. Sift
flour with sugar, rub in butter, add milk to make a stiff
dough. Press into a floured shallow pan and bake in moderate
oven for 15 mins. Remove from oven and spread with jam,
then cover with topping and return to oven for about 30
mins. Topping: 1 egg, beaten light, add % c. brown sugar
and continue to beat. Add 1 tbsp. flour, %4 tsp. b. powder,
pinch salt, 34 c. chopped nuts, vanilla. —Betty Anderson.

Peanut Oatmeal Cookies
lc. butter, 1c. br. sugar, 1 egg, 1% c. rolled oats, % c.
corn flakes, 1% c. flour, 4 tsp. b. powder, 4 tsp. soda, 1 c.
salted peanuts chopped coarse, milk if necessary. Make into
balls, press flat with fork. —Betty Anderson.