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Show Cooldes for Ever-Hungry Youngsters i 1 , re .'"-.- I W i I t "'i -s I ' v ' - ,v, , : J J : Rv x ." fAVi'- J Li I ' . Y 3wW-'4 v' , r - CJSf r, z?" " ? y r y y h Yn Home-made Goodies Delight Kiddles CCHOOL days again. And hungry youngsters Tacing home and asking ask-ing for "something good" to eat. If the cookie jar is kept well filled, mother will have no difficulty in satisfying satis-fying the children, because these little cakes are substantial enough to satisfy the between-me&l craving and still bo light they will not spoil the appetite for regular meals. While even plain cookies will appeal ap-peal to nearly all children, try giving giv-ing them something with a flavor they like. Cut the cookies in Interesting Interest-ing shapes, such as stars, diamonds, and little animals! Or decorate the tops of plain cookies with some nuts, raisins, or'small colored candies, and listen to the shouts of delight'. Add these to the school lunch, too, and watch the interest of the youngsters young-sters in that rather difficult meal. Chocolate Cooldes 2 hi cups sifted cake flour hi teaspoon cinnamon 1V4 teaspoons baking powder hi teaspoon soda M cup butter or other shortening 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, well beaten 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted 1 tablespoon cream Sift flour once, measure, add cinnamon, cinna-mon, baking powder, and soda, and sift together three times. Cream butter thor oughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluify. Add eggs, chocolate, and cream, and beat well, dd flour, a small amount at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Chill until firm enough to roll. Roll into thin sheet on slightly floured board. Cut with floured cooky cutters as desired. Dredge with sugar, or decorate with nuts, shredded shred-ded coconut, small colored candies, colored color-ed sugars, or dried fruits (raisins, currants, cur-rants, and thin slices citron). Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven (350 F.) 9 minutes. Makea 214 dozen large' cookies. Chocolate Drop Cookies 2 cups sifted cake flour V4 teaspoon soda dash of salt ',4 cup butter or other shortening cup brown Bugar, firmly packed 1 egg, well beaten 3 rquares unsweetened chocolate, melted hi cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 'A cup alnut meats, broken Sift flour once, measure, add soda and salt, and sift together twice. Cream butter but-ter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add chocolate and blend. Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time. Beat after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla and nuts. Drop from teaspoon on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven (350 F.) about 7 minutes. Frost with chocolate butter frosting if desired. Makes 50 cookies. |