Drop Cookies

1/4 cup butter. 1/2 cup sugar. 2 eggs.

1 cup flour.

1 teaspoon each of lemon and vanilla.

Cream butter, add sugar gradually, beating thoroughly, then add 1 egg unbeaten, mixing until batter is smooth; add 1/2 cup of flour, beat well, then 1 egg and continue beating; add remaining flour and flavoring. Drop with teaspoon on greased baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Nuts, raisins, cherries or slice of citron may be placed on top of each cookie. Bake in a moderate oven. These cookies spread while baking.

Rolled Oat Cookies

1/2 cup shortening.

1 cup sugar, granulated or brown, l egg.

1/3 cup milk. 1 1/2, cups rolled oats. 1/2 cup chopped raisins.

1/2 cup chopped walnuts. 1 1/2 cups flour. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/2 teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon cinnamon. 1 teaspoon nutmeg. 1 teaspoon ginger.

Cream shortening well; add sugar gradually and continue to cream; add egg, well beaten, milk, rolled oats, raisins and chopped nuts. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Drop from tip of spoon on a well-greased pan, about 3 inches apart, and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes.

Rolled Oat Macaroons

1 cup sugar.

2 eggs.

1 tablespoon melted butter.

1 cup chopped dates or raisins.

2 cups rolled oats. 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Beat eggs well without separating; add sugar gradually until very creamy, then add butter, flavoring, chopped fruit and rolled oats. Drop with teaspoon on well-greased cookie pan and bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.

Rolled Wheat Cookies

1/2 cup shortening.

1 cup brown sugar.

l egg.

1/3 cup milk.

1 teaspoon vanilla.

34 teaspoon salt.

34 teaspoon soda.

1 teaspoon baking powder.

1 1/2 cups flour.

1 1/2 cups rolled wheat.

1 cup cocoanut.

Cream shortening well, add sugar gradually constantly stirring; add egg, well beaten, milk, rolled wheat, cocoa-nut and vanilla. Mix and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture. Drop from tip of spoon on a well-greased pan, about 3 inches apart, and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes.

Walnut Wafers

1 cup brown sugar.

1 cup broken walnut meats.

34 teaspoon salt.

2 tablespoons flour. 1 egg, beaten.

Mix ingredients in order given. Drop from teaspoon on greased cookie pan several inches apart to allow for spreading. Bake in a very moderate oven and remove pan at once.

Hermits

1/3 cup shortening. 2 eggs.

1 cup brown sugar. 2 1/2 cups flour. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/4 teaspoon soda.

1 teaspoon cinnamon.

1 teaspoon baking powder.

1 teaspoon nutmeg.

1/2 teaspoon cloves.

1 cup raisins, seedless.

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped.

Cream shortening, add sugar, sift all remaining dry ingredients. Add well beaten eggs to butter and sugar; mix well, add dry materials, raisins and nuts. Chill and then roll out and cut in any desired shape. Bake in a moderate oven.