Lemon Jumbles

One egg, one teacupful of sugar, one-half teacup of butter, three teaspoonfuls of milk, juice of two small lemons, and the grated rind of one, one level teaspoon of cream-tartar, one-half (small) teaspoon of soda. Mix into a soft dough, handle as little as possible, roll very thin cut into round cakes and bake in a quick oven.

New Year's Cookies

One and one-fourth pound of sugar, one pound of butter, one-half pint of cold water, three and one-fourth pounds of flour, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in warm water, four tablespoonfuls caraway seed, sprinkled through the flour. Rub the butter, or, what is better, chop it up in the flour; dissolve the sugar in the water; mix all well with the beaten eggs, cut with a round mould, and bake quickly. Keep in a cool, dry place, in a stone crock. They are very nice. Add two eggs.

Lemon Cookies

One pint of granulated sugar, one cupful of butter, one quart of flour, four eggs, leave out the white of one, three teaspoonfuls of Equity baking-powder, juice and grated rind of one lemon. Beat the sugar, butter and eggs to a cream; add the juice and grated rind of one lemon, sift the baking-powder with the flour, mix together, and mould as lightly as possible. After cutting the paste into cakes, wash the tops with the white of an egg, beaten to a froth, and sprinkle over with granulated sugar, and bake.

Sour Cream Cookies

Two cupfuls of white sugar, one of sour cream, one teaspoonful each of soda and nutmeg, one egg, piece of butter the size of an egg, little salt. Beat the sugar and egg to a cream, add the butter and cream, next the nutmeg, and mix in flour enough to make a soft dough; roll out, cut into cakes, and bake in a hot oven.

Good Cookies

Two cups of white sugar, one cup of nice fresh lard, two eggs, well beaten, one cup of sweet milk, one teaspoonful of soda, two teaspoonfuls of cream-tartar. Stir lard and sugar to a cream, add the beaten eggs, the milk with soda, the cream-tartar with the flour; flavor to taste; mix very soft, and bake quickly.

Sugar Cookies

One pound of granulated sugar, three-fourths of a pound of butter, one-half pint of buttermilk, one-half ounce of soda, flour to make very soft. Roll thin and bake in a hot oven.

Sand Tarts

One pound of sugar, two pounds of flour, three-fourths pound of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk, yolk of one egg. Cut in diamonds, wash the top with white of egg, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake quickly.

Excellent Jumbles

One cupful of butter, two of white sugar, one cupful of sweet cream, one teaspoonful of soda, one egg, little nutmeg. Flour enough to stiffen so as to bake in rings.

Ring Jumbles

Three coffeecupfuls of powdered sugar, two cupfuls of butter, four eggs, beaten separately, flour enough to make a soft dough, tablespoonful of rose water. Paper a pan, and with a spoon, form rings of the dough, leaving a hole in the middle. Bake in a hot oven.

Lady's Fingers

Two coffeecupfuls of powdered sugar, ten eggs, one quart of sifted flour, flavor with lemon, pinch of salt. Beat eggs and sugar as light as for sponge cake; sift in with flour one teaspoonful of baking-powder, and stir slowly. Drop upon white paper, in long narrow cakes; bake in a very hot oven. They are nice dipped in chocolate icing. When done, spread with jelly, and put together.

Butter Biscuit

One cupful of sugar, one small cupful of butter, one egg, one-fourth teaspoon of soda, one-half of cream-tartar, flour to roll them nicely. Bake quickly.

Almond Jumbles

Two cupfuls of powdered sugar, three cupfuls of flour, one-half cup of butter, one cup of sour milk, five eggs, one tablespoonful of rose water, three-fourths pound of blanched and chopped almonds, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolved in warm water. Cream butter and sugar, stir in the beaten yolks, the milk and flour, the rose water and the almonds; lastly, the beaten whites. Drop in rings, on buttered paper, and bake quickly. You may substitute grated cocoanut for almonds.