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of butter and shortenings the cookie baker must be careful to select recipes that spare these precious products Nut Macaroons l Makes 3 3 dozen 4 egg whites 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon almond extract Yz Is teaspoon vanilla vanillas s scup cup sugar 3 cups cornflakes slightly crushed 1 cup pecans coarsely chopped 1 cup coconut Add salt to whites and beat to a coarse foam Add flavorings Add sugar by one tablespoon proportions continuing beating until liquid is stiff and glossy Fold in cornflakes nuts and coconut Drop from teaspoon teaspoon teaspoon tea tea- spoon onto well well- well greased greased baking sheet Bake in a moderate degree degree degree de de- de- de gree oven until delicately browned about 15 minutes Remove promptly prompt prompt- ly from baking sheet v Dates and syrup keep the sugar content low on these Date Drops They stay fresh and moist for a along along along long time If they last in a cookie jar or covered cookie tin Use for Cor snacks and lunch boxes If you like crun crunchy hy fruity cookies make these Date Drops You'll find they keep nicely in a cookie jar Date Drop Cookies Makes 4 dozen 2 cups flour 2 Z teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt salty y teaspoon cinnamon Yi M teaspoon ginger YZ cup shortening 14 1 cup brown sugar 3 4 3 cup bottled corn syrup dark 1 egg bea beaten ten 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 1 cup chopped dates S Sift t flour measure and s sift t again with baking powder salt cinnamon and ginger Cream shortening add sugar and beat until light and fluffy Add corn syrup and then egg mixing mixing mixing mix mix- ing well after each has been added Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and orange juice to creamed mixture Stir in orange rind and dates Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet Bake in a moderate oven degrees about 10 to 12 m minutes or until golden brown Date Dainties Makes 25 1 l inch squares 2 cups chopped dates 1 cup nutmeats chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla cup 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place on a slightly slight slight- a ly greased baking baking baking bak bak- ing sheet Flatten balls slightly and bake in an oven set at degrees for about 10 min min- utes Fruit Nuggets Makes lakes 5 dozen 2 cups caps flour 2 Z teaspoons baking powder po I V teaspoon cinnamon y teaspoon salt 1 cups brown sugar Ia cup shortening 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Vi 4 cup currants Yi cup chopped mixed fruit candied candied candied can can- died cherries citrus fruit peel etc 1 cup chopped pecans 1 tablespoon milk Sift Sift together first four tour ingredients ingredients ingredients add sugar mix in shortening with a fork Add unbeaten eggs and flavoring and mix thoroughly Add fruit nuts and milk Drop by spoonfuls spoonfuls spoon spoon- fuls Culs on a greased baking sheet Bake in a moderate degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes r Y Ant Yin r You'll find an interesting combination combination combination com com- of flavors in these Nut Macaroons They're a nice wee crunchy low-calorie low snack which will fill many roles In your home borne entertaining Shortbread is a rich but very delicious delicious delicious de de- de- de licious cookie very delicate in tex tex- ture No flavoring is used so it must come from the butter and sugar marily Scotch Shortbread Makes lakes 3 dozen cup butter buttercup cup powdered sugar 2 egg yolks 2 cups flour teaspoon baking powder Mix butter and sugar together well Add egg yolks Fold in s sifted ted dry ingredients Roll out V 11 inch thick cut in desired shapes Prick with a fork Place on baking sheet and bake in a moderate oven degrees about 20 minutes or until untila a delicate golden brown |