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,…
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Stone Jar Molasses Cookies
The random number generator next took me to the Heritage section of the Family Favorites on page 82 of the cookbook with Stone Jar Molasses Cookies, roll-out chewy molasses cookies. These start by boiling the molasses, then adding the shortening and then finally stirring in the rest of the ingredients. So, the unusual part is…
Scotch Shortbread
Next on my list were the Scotch Shortbread cookies from the Cooky Primer on p.20. These were delicate butter cookies that melted in your mouth. As with most shortbread, the dough is a simple mixture of flour, sugar and butter. These are mixed together and then refrigerated. Once chilled, the dough is rolled out and…
Joe Froggers
The next recipe brought me back to the “Family Favorites” section of the cookbook — “Joe Froggers” on p. 76. These are a variety of molasses cookies with an abundance of spices. In addition to butter, sugar and the traditional dry ingredients, these also called for a cup of molasses and a number of spices:…
Nut Bonbon Cookies
The next recipe was another “Teatime Cookie”…in fact, from the same page as my last one! It was the Nut Bonbon Cookies on p. 117. These are a little like pigs-in-a-blanket with walnuts in the center, wrapped in a delicate pastry-like cookie and topped with a dusting of confectioner’s sugar. This dough was just butter,…
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,…
Love Letters
I shunned the random number generator to make a holiday cookie in time for Valentine’s day — the Love Letters from p. 29. These are a small, shaped cookies lightly flavored with orange and lemon, and “sealed” with candied cherry. This dough required the pasty mixer! It doesn’t come out very often, but when it…
Butterscotch Shortbread
The random number generator is stuck in the “Family Favorites” section! This time, Butterscotch Shortbread on p. 84. I’m not sure I’ve made shortbread cookies before, so I didn’t know what to expect. However, the dough is easy with just a few ingredients. The dough ended up very crumbly — I really wanted more liquid,…
Filled Oatmeal Cookies
The random number generator’s next pick was the Filled Oatmeal Cookies on page 80. This recipe requires not only a cookie dough but also a filling. The recipe offers up either a pumpkin or date filling. I am not a fan of pumpkin, so I chose the date filling. First up was to make the…