Choice Cookie Recipes Of The Friendship Class St. John's Methodist Church Waco, Texas 1948 pg. 5 ICE BOX COOKIES Cream together: Add sifted together: 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 tsp. soda 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 2 cups butter or crisco 5 (or more) cups flour Add: Then add: 3 eggs 1 tsp. lemon extract Pecans if desired Make into rolls according to size desired, chill thoroughly, slice thin and bake slowly about 10 minutes. Make about 200 cookies (small). Keep in a closed jar. ~Alyce Ozment ************* PECAN SQUARES 2 eggs 1/2 cup pastry flour 1 cup brown sugar one-third cup butter 1/2 cup pecan meats 1 tsp. vanilla Temperature 350 degrees-Time 20 minutes Beat the eggs and add sugar. Then add the nuts, sifted flour, and melted butter. Lastly add vanilla. Pour into a 9-inch square pan and bake. When cool cut into squares. ~Katherine Kraft Pg. 6, advertisers. Do you remember these? Superior Milk and Ice Cream Company Morning Delivery Service 2211 Franklin Phone 394 Monty's Ice Cream Serving- Anderson's 25th & Bosque Blvd. Todd's Grocery 2504 Bosque Phone 622 Tucker's Food Market Better Food Better Service 15th & Morrow Phone 1698 Robertson's Ice Cream and Dairy Products 412 N. 18th St. Phone Listed Pete's News Stand H. (Pete) Peterson 214 South 8th St. Phone 8176 T.E. Cooper Hardware 2503 Bosque Blvd. Phone 1222 Pg. 7 BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN COOKIES 1 cup crisco 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt (1 brown and 1 white) 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs unbeaten 1/2 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups pecans Cream crisco and sugar. Add eggs. Beat well. Add vanilla, to cream mixture, add combined dry ingredients. Drop from spoon. Bake in moderate oven. - Florine Allen ********************* Coconut Oatmeal Cookies 1 cup shortening 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup coconut 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 2 cups oatmeal 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups rice crispies Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour, salt and mix. Add oatmeal, rice crispies and coconut and mold with hands to form balls. Place on greased cook sheet and press with fork. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12-15 minutes. Place on waxed paper to cool. -Eleanor Walters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All for now. That last one from Eleanor Walters sure sounds good. Too hot to bake now, but Christmas & cooler weather will soon be here. More later. Teresa G.O.S.P.E.L. - God Offers Sinful People Eternal Life