Cocoa-Nut Cookies

One and one-half cups of sugar, one cup butter (nearly), two eggs, one cup grated cocoa-nut, one-half cup milk, one-half tea-spoonful soda, one teaspoonful vanilla; cut out and sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Ginger Cookies

One cup molasses, one egg, one-half cup brown sugar, one-half cup butter, one teaspoon soda,tablespoon ginger; flour to roll.

Ginger-Snaps

One full cup of shortening, two cups of brown sugar, two of molasses; boil together a short time, and then let cool. Sift four cups of flour with one-half tablespoonful of ground cloves, one-half tablespoonful of cinnamon, one tablespoonful of allspice, two of ginger, one nutmeg, last of all, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in hot water; then let cool. It is better to use one part butter. Make in small rolls with the hand, then cut in pieces the size of a hickory nut, giving them plenty of room in the pans to spread. Bake in a moderate oven. Let them cool before taking out the pans.

Jumbles

Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, four teaspoonfuls of sweet cream, one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one-half teaspoonful soda; knead with flour just stiff enough to roll. After they are cut, dip one side in fine sugar; three eggs.

One pound of white sugar, three-fourths of a pound of butter, five eggs, leaving out the yolks of two, and nearly two pounds of flour; spice, if you like. Roll thin, and sprinkle granulated sugar over them before baking.

Cocoa-Nut Jumbles

One pound of cocoa-nut grated, three-fourths of a pound of sugar, three eggs, large ironspoonful of flour; drop on buttered bans.

Maccaroons

One-half pound of almonds blanched, one-half pound of loaf sugar, whites of eggs, one by one. Pound the almonds in a mortar, occasionally putting in a little rose water to moisten; add sugar. Beat the eggs until they are very stiff, then add enough of the mixture to make a paste. Take a little flour in your hands and mold them into small cakes. Bake a few minutes in a moderately hot oven. The top of the oven should be the hottest.

Cookies

Two cups of white sugar, one cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, two spoons of baking-powder, nutmeg; flour enough to roll out; better if rolled out thin, and a hot oven to bake in.

Whites of two eggs, one large cup of milk, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, two teaspoonfuls baking-powder, flavor with vanilla, rose or nutmeg; flour enough for thick batter; beat thoroughly; drop in buttered pans, dust granulated sugar on top, and bake with dispatch.

Ginger Cookies Of Attrition Flour

One cup New Orleans molasses, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup water, one egg,one heaping teaspoon soda stirred into the molasses, and one heaping teaspoon of ginger. Mix till smooth, roll thin, and bake quick.

Cookies

One cup butter, two cups sugar, four eggs, four cups flour, three tablespoons milk, three teaspoons baking-powder. Rub the flour and butter thoroughly together, cream the butter and sugar, beat the eggs separately; add to the above, with a little nutmeg and cinnamon, or any seasoning preferred. Sift in the flour and baking-powder, and add enough flour to mold and roll out. These cookies will keep fresh two weeks, and if the milk is left out, a month.

One cup sugar, one-half cup lard or butter, one-half cup sour milk, one-half teaspoonful soda, just flour enough to roll, baking quickly. Add any flavoring you wish. No eggs are required. These are very nice if grated or prepared cocoa-nut is added.

One cup sour cream, one cup butter, two cups sugar, two eggs, one teaspoon soda; flour, and flavoring to suit.

Ginger-Snaps

One coffeecup New Orleans molasses, one cup butter, one cup sugar; place them on the stove, and let it come to a boil, then take off immediately, and add teaspoon of soda, and a tablespoon of ginger. Roll thin and bake quickly.

Soft Ginger Cookies

Two teacups New Orleans molasses, one teacup of melted lard, one teacup of boiling water, four teaspoonfuls of soda bought in bulk, one teaspoonful of ginger. Pour the boiling water on the soda; do not knead too stiff. Bake with steady heat.

Cheap Ginger Cookies

One cup of molasses, one cup brown sugar, one cup warm water, one cup lard, two tablespoons ginger, one tablespoon soda (dissolved in water), one teaspoon powdered alum, put in last. Mix soft, bake quickly.

Jumbles

One and a half cups sugar, one-half a cup of butter, two eggs, one-half teaspoon soda, one of cream of tartar (dissolved in a little sweet milk), flour enough to make like pie-crust. Bake in waffle-irons. Fill the little holes with light and dark jelly, alternately.

Cookies

One cup of butter, two of sugar, two eggs, a teaspoonful of saleratus dissolved in a cup of milk or water, a grated nutmeg, sufficient flour to make stiff to roll out.