Rolled Oat Cookies

Three cups uncooked rolled oats, 3 cups flour, 1 1-2 cups sugar, 1 cup hot lard, 1 cup hot water, 1 teaspoon soda. Dissolve the soda in the hot water. Flavor and roll thin.

Mrs. H. J. Bridges.

Cereal Cookies

One cup brown sugar, 3-4 cup butter, 2 eggs (not beaten), 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 cup of chopped raisins, 2 cups of rolled oats, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Mrs. Gillis, Elk River, Cal.

Ginger Cookies

One cup sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 cup light molasses, 2 eggs, 1-2 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, flour to roll out. Mrs. Buchanan.

Ginger Snaps

One and a half cup molasses, 1 cup shortening, 1-2 cup brown sugar, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 tablespoons vinegar, flour.

Boil the molasses and when cool add the shortening, sugar, beaten eggs, the soda dissolved in the vinegar, the ginger and flour. Roll out very thin. Mrs. G. Y. Henderson.

Molasses Cookies

One cup sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon soda, little salt and flour.

Dissolve the soda in a little hot water and use flour enough to make it pretty stiff. Mrs. A. Bacon.

Fruit Cookies

Two cups hot lard, 2 cups sugar, 2 cups molasses, 1 cup hot water, 1 teaspoon soda, flour to roll out, yolks of 2 eggs, 4 teaspoons ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 cup ground raisins, 1 cup ground currants, 1 cup ground walnuts. Mrs. Logan.

Nut Wafers

Four eggs, 1-2 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 pint chopped nuts.

Drop with a teaspoon on buttered pans. It is nice to divide the dough, using half with chopped nuts and the remainder with cocoanuts. Mrs. Frank Liscom, Jr.

Malta Vita Cookies

Three-quarter cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons buttermilk, 2 cups flour, 1 1-4 cups Malta Vita, 3-4 teaspoon soda, 1 cup raisins.

Sour cream may be used instead of buttermilk. The raisins should be chopped, the eggs beaten to a cream. Drop from a teaspoon onto buttered tins and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes. Mrs. Herse.

Nut Cookies

One and 1-2 cups sugar, 1 cup shortening, 2 eggs, 1-2 cup milk, 1-2 cup raisins, 1-2 cup walnuts, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Mrs. J. J. Van Hovenberg.

Honey Cookies

One cup sugar, 1 1-2 cups butter, 2 cups honey, 1 cup boiling water, 1 tablespoon soda, 1 tablespoon ginger, flour to mix soft.

Let stand over night or at least until cold, then roll out a little thicker than for ginger snaps.

Mrs. H. W. Hamilton.

Chocolate Cookies

Half cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, 2 oz. melted chocolate, 1 egg, 1-2 teaspoon soda, 2 tablespoons milk, about 2 1-2 cups flour.

Cream the butter, add gradually the sugar, spices and chocolate, then the well beaten egg and soda dissolved in milk. Use enough flour to make a good rolling dough and bake in a quick oven. Mrs. F. E. Hardy.