170 British Columbia Women’s Institutes

GINGER SNAPS

1 cup sugar 1 tsp soda

1 cup shortening 1 tsp salt

1 cup molasses % cup boiling water
1 heaping tsp ginger 3-4 cups flour

Cream the sugar and shortening, add the molasses and beat well, sift the dry
ingredients and add to above mixture, then add boiling water. Mix well.
The dough should be fairly stiff. Pinch off pieces about the size of a marble
and place in a greased pan about 1” apart. Bake in a moderate oven till
the desired shade. Be sure and not put too much flour or they won’t flatten
and crack as they should.

MINCEMEAT COOKIE BARS

14 cup butter 2 tsp baking powder
1 cup light brown sugar (pack in cup) % tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla 134 cup rolled oats

114 cup sifted flour

Cream the butter thoroughly, slowly stir in the sugar, vanilla and the flour,
baking powder and salt sifted together. Add rolled oats. Mix thoroughly.
Take 14 mixture and pat into a buttered square pan. Spread with a layer of
mince meat. Crumble the remaining cake mixture and sprinkle over the
mince meat. Press gently into place. Bake in a 325° oven about 25 minutes.
Cut in inch bars while warm and remove from pan. Keep in airtight tin
when cold.

RASPBERRY BARS

1 cup flour Y% cup butter
1 tsp baking powder 1 egg

Spread this mixture in pan, cover lightly with raspberry jam.
Topping:
Mix together 1 cup sugar and 2 cups cocoanut. Butter size of an egg.

1 tsp. vanilla, 1 egg beaten. Bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.
While still hot cut in squares.

MYSTERY BARS

4 cup butter | Y% cup brown sugar
1 cup flour

Cream butter and sugar, add flour and mix to a crumbly mass. Put into a
greased 8”x8” pan and bake until lightly browned, (10 to 15 minutes).

2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp flour
1% tsp salt 4 cup cocoanut

1 cup walnuts 1 cup brown sugar

Beat eggs with egg beater, until light, add brown sugar and vanilla. Add
baking powder, flour and salt, then cocoanut and walnuts. Spread over
baked pastry and bake in a moderate oven, about 25 minutes. ens and
spread with orange icing.