48 THE BLUE BIRD CooK BooK

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES

2 cups brown sugar 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3% cup lard 3% cups flour

2 eggs Y2 teaspoon salt

1 cup almonds chopped fine Y teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream sugar and shortening, add well beaten eggs. Mix all well together, shape
into two rolls and leave overnight in a cool place. Slice with a sharp knife in the
morning and bake in moderate oven (350 degrees). Leave a little space between
cookies to spread.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

3% cup butter 1 pinch salt

1 cup sugar Vanilla

3 cups flour Y2 teaspoon soda

Y2 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 eggs

Cream butter and sugar, add salt and eggs one at a time, then add chocolate
and flavoring. Add 2 cups of flour into which has been sifted the soda and cream
of tartar. Use the rest of the flour to knead the dough and roll out on the board.
Cut and bake at 350 degrees 10 to 12 minutes. This makes a large number and
they are better with age. They can be sandwiched together after baking, with the
following:

1 cup white sugar Small pinch of soda
1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon butter
1 cup sour cream

Boil together until it forms a soft ball in water. Let stand until cool. Flavor
with vanilla and beat until creamy. Spread between the cookies and let stand until
set. If icing is too hard a little boiling water stirred in will make it the right
consistency for spreading.

CHINESE CHEWS

1 cup white sugar 3% cup flour
1 cup dates, cut fine 2 eggs
1 cup walnuts, chopped 1 teaspoon baking powder

Mix dry ingredients, add nuts, dates and eggs last. Bake slowly 325 degrees
for 20 minutes in flat pan, take up in spoonful, roll into balls and then in fruit sugar.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Y4 cup butter Yq cup walnuts

1 cup sugar 3% cup of flour

2 squares melted chocolate ¥Y2 teaspoon baking powder in
2 eggs, well beaten enough hot water to dissolve
Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla

Grease and flour pan and bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and cut in
squares or bars.

DATE COOKIES

2 cups flour Y2 teaspoon salt
1% cups sugar 1 pound dates
1 cup shortening Vanilla
Y2 cup sour milk 2 cups oatmeal

2 teaspoons soda
Wash and cut dates, cook with Y2 cup sugar and cup of water until a smooth
paste is made. Place in mixing bowl, oatmeal, flour, sugar, shortening, salt, vanilla
and sour milk, into which soda has been dissolved. Mix all well with fingers, roll
out, cut with round cutter, put Y2 teaspoon dates in centre, fold together, bake in
hot oven, 400 degrees.