OLD-TIME RAISIN DROPS

3/4 cup butter or margarine
11/2 cups brown sugar

3 eggs

2 tablespoons molasses

1 teaspoon soda

21/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup raisins

1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter or margarine with sugar until light and
fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add molasses mixed with the
soda. Add dry ingredients, raisins and nuts.

Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake
in moderate oven, 350 deg. F., for 12 to 15 minutes. Makes
about 3 dozen cookies.

NOTE: No baking powder is used.

PORRIDGE COOKIES

1 cup hot cooked rolled oats

2 tablespoons shortening

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup raisins

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon soda

2 cups (more or less) pastry flour

Mix ingredients in the order listed. Drop 2 inches apart
on well-greased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven, 350
deg. F., for about 10 minutes.

APPLE HERMITS

11/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 cup shortening, at room temperature
1 cup brown sugar

J egg

1 tablespoon water

11/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup raw diced apple
1/2 cup raisins

Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening. Add
sugar and mix thoroughly. Add egg and beat well. Add water.
Stir in rest of ingredients.

Drop from teaspoon onto buttered cookie sheets. (Roll
cookie balls into sugar-cinnamon mixture, if desired.) Bake
in moderate oven, 375 deg. F., for 12 to 15 minutes, or until
done.

BILLY GOATS

cups all-purpose flour
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
cup butter
cups brown sugar
eggs
teaspoon vanilla
pound cut-up dates
cup uncooked rolled oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Sift dry ingredients together over cut-up fruits. Cream
butter, add sugar and blend thoroughly. Add eggs and beat
well. Beat in vanilla. Add flour and rest of ingredients. Drop
from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in hot oven,
875 deg. F., 10 to 15 minutes. Makes 7 to 8 dozen cookies.

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CRUNCHY COOKIES

1 cup shortening

. cups brown sugar, well-packed
2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

I teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

23/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup chopped walnuts

11/2 — cups cornflakes

Cream shortening, brown sugar, vanilla together. Add
eggs and beat well. Stir in sifted dry ingredients, rolied oats
and cornflakes. Push from teaspoon onto ungreased baking
sheet, about 1 inch apart.

Bake in moderate oven, 350 deg. F.,for 12 to 15 minutes.

Makes about 5 dozen delicious cookies.

PEANUT SMAX
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 tablespoon water

teaspoon vanilla

cups all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon baking soda

cup oatmeal

cup cornflakes

pound peanuts, rolled fine
Cream shortening and sugars, add beaten eggs, water and
flavoring. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and add with oatmeal
and cornflakes. Add peanuts.

Drop on greased cookie sheet from ateaspoon, Bake in a

375 deg. F., oven, for 12 to 15 minutes.

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REAL ECONOMY COOKIES
4 tablespoons shortening
1/2 cup (approximately) jam or jelly
3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder
Vanilla

1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Salt

1/2 cup quick oats
3/4 cup cornflakes
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup dates (nuts, etc., may be substituted)
Drop on well-greased cookie sheet and bake 10 minutes
at 400 deg. F. Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.

EGGLESS COOKIES
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup raisins
Grated rind of 1/2 orange
1/4 cup nuts

1/4 cup chocolate bits

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup rolled oats

1/4 cup orange juice

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour

Cream margarine and sugar. Mix flour, oats and salt.
Add soda. Add alternately with orange juice. Add raisins,
nuts and chocolate bits. Drop from teaspoon onto greased
baking sheet. Flatten with potato masher or fork tines. Bake
in 350 deg. F. oven, for 10 to 12 minutes.