Magic Carpet Cookies

Next up were the Magic Carpet Cookies in the Cookies for Children sub-section of Family Favorites on p. 58. These fanciful-looking butter cookies have a layer of jam that can make them any flavor you’d like. The Magic Carpet Cookies were another roll-out cookie. As most cookies, they start by creaming the sugar and butter,…

Thumbprint Cookies

I stayed in the Family Favorites section with Thumbprint Cookies on p. 77. These are fun cookies rolled in nuts and topped with your favorite jam. These are fairly quick cookies, with a standard dough of brown sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, and flour. After mixing that all together, form balls that are then coated in…

Apricot Coconut Tartlets

Back to the random number generator after last time’s Valentine’s recipe. This week’s recipe was a “Teatime Cookie” — Apricot Coconut Tartlets on p. 117. These are small, delicate, pastry-like cookies topped with apricot jam and toasted coconut. This dough was just butter, cream cheese, flour, salt, and a tiny bit of sugar. Once made,…