This section is from the book "Brewster Book Of Recipes", by Woman's Association of Brewster Congregational Church. Also available from Amazon: Book of recipes.
2 eggs. 1 teaspoon baking soda. 2 cups butter. Small cup sour milk or cream. 2 cups brown sugar. Vanilla. Add enough Henkel's flour to handle (thin).
Mrs Stephens.
1 cup white sugar. 1 cup sour cream. 1 cup brown sugar. 3 or 4 eggs. 1 cup shortening (butter preferred). 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in cream. 1 teaspoon salt.
Enough Henkel's flour to roll soft.
Mrs. H. J. Sutton.
2 cups brown sugar. 1 heaping teaspoon Royal baking powder. 1 cup butter. 4 eggs. Nutmeg or vanilla flavor. 2 tablespoons of milk. Henkel's flour enough to roll thick. 1 even teaspoon soda.
Mrs. Helena Blashill.
] cup granulated sugar. 2/3 cup sour milk. 2 yolks of eggs. 1/2 teaspoon soda. 2/3 cup butter. About 3 cups Henkel's flour. 1 teaspoon Royal baking powder. Flavor.
Cream sugar and butter; add yolks of eggs; stir well; dissolve soda in sour milk and add; then add flour with baking powder. Roll out medium thick, sprinkle with sugar and bake. Mrs. McKean.
Cream 3 cups sugar with 1 lb. butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 5 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 4 eggs. 1 coffee cup milk. Henkel's flour enough to make real soft dough. 1 nutmeg.
Mrs. S. Guilloz.
Cream together (1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup lard, 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar).
1 quart Henkel's flour. 1/4 cup water. Pinch of salt. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. Sift together. 2 teaspoons caraway seed. 1 small teaspoon soda dissolved in water.
Bake in moderate oven. Mrs. W. E. Cowen.
1 cup sugar. 2 1/2 cups Henkel's flour. 1/2 cup butter and lard (mixed). 2 teaspoons cream tartar. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1/2 cup sweet milk.
Pat thin. Put the cookies in pan, then a teaspoon of the following filling on each. Place another cookie on top.
Filling.
1 cup chopped raisins. 1/2 cup water. 1/2 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon Henkel's flour.
Cook until thick. Mrs. Mae Thomson.
1/2 cup butter. 1 cup sugar. 1 orange rind grated. 1 egg (beaten light). 1/2 cup orange juice. 3 cups Henkel's flour. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder.
Mix in order given, more flour may be required to roll. For crisp cookie use only 1/4 cup orange juice.
Mrs. R. J. Grier.
Whites 2 eggs beaten stiff. 3/4 cup confectioners sugar. 1 cup blanched almonds (chopped).
Spread on pie crust.
Mrs. G. F. Bean.
2 1/2 cups rolled oats. 2 teaspoons Royal baking powder. 1 cup sugar. 1 large tablespoon butter. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Let stand one hour before baking, then drop from teaspoon. Give plenty of room to spread.
Mrs. Charles Rudd.
2 cups brown sugar. 5 large tablespoons water. 2 eggs. 1/2 lb. raisins (chopped). 1 scant cup shortening. Spices of all kinds. 2 teaspoons soda. Flour to thicken.
Mrs. R. E. Tripp.
 
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