Oatmeal Cookies

1 cups Thick cream -or-
1½ cups Shortening
½ cup Milk
1 lb Brown sugar
3 Eggs
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg
½ tsp Cloves
1½ tsp Soda
1 tsp Salt
3 cups Flour
5 cups Oatmeal

Mix and bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Chocolate chips and raisins are good too.

Margaret Jenkins

Sugar Cookies

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Shortening
3 Eggs
2 tsp Cream of tartar
1 tsp Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
3½ cups Flour

Roll 3/8" thick, cut and bake at 350 for 8 minutes.

Karen Hammer

Sugar Cookies

2 cups Sugar
2 cups Shortening
4 Eggs
1 cup Milk
2 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Soda
6 tsp Baking powder
9 cups Flour

Combine sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla. Mix dry ingredients alternating with milk. Chill 45 minutes. Roll to 3/8" thick. Bake at 350 on greased cookie sheet. Sugar or ice or use for filled cookies.

Ruth Hammer

Filled Raisin Cookies

Use sugar cookie dough or:

1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 tsp Cream of tartar
1 tsp Soda
1 tsp Vanilla
½ cup Shortening
3 cups Flour
½ tsp Salt
½ cup Milk

Make soft dough and chill. Roll thin.

Filling:

2 cups Ground raisins
1 cup Chopped nuts
2/3 cup Sugar
2/3 cup Hot water
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp Butter

Cook raisins, sugar, nuts and water 6-8 minutes or until thick. Stir constantly. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and butter. Cool.

Rayola Bell

Toll House Cookies

1½ cups Brown Sugar
½ cup White Sugar
1 cup Shortening
4 Eggs
2 tsp Soda dissolved in 4 tsp hot water
1 tsp Vanilla
3½-4 cups Flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt

Blend together. Fold in small package of chocolate chips and nut meats. Chill dough for 30 minutes. Roll into small balls, flatten with fork. Bake at 350 on greased cookie sheet.

Ruth Hammer

Carrot Cookies

¾ cup Sugar
¾ cup Shortening
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
2 cups Flour
1 cup Chopped nuts
1 cup Cooked mashed carrots

Mix and drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Frost while the cookies are warm, with juice from ½ orange and powdered sugar.

Sharron Clayton

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 cup Peanut butter
1 cup Shortening
1 cup White sugar
1 cup Brown sugar
½ tsp Soda
1 tsp Baking powder
2 Eggs
3¼ cups Flour

Mix and form into balls, roll in flour and press with fork. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.

Beverly Nielsen