Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-03
Cookie Recipes
Which Please
Our Boys
Fun Saviug Sugar
To Make These
CONNECTIONS
By Edith NJ. Barber

ny II ann WI. ID U10Pf
Are you going to be able to come
to meeting of the Cookie Club
tomorrow night?' I heard one of
the secretaries on my sisters staff
at the Kellogg Co. at Battle Creek
ask one of the home economists
when I was visiting the depart
ment few weeks ago. Of course,
l wanted to know all about the
Cookie Club and found that it was
organized almost a year ago by
eight of the Office force. The mem
bership was now expanded to 20.
At each meeting there are in at
tendance at least eight of the mem
bers who, under the direction of one
/ home economist, have become expert
cookie makers. Six or seven hun
| dred cookies are baked packed and
sent to men in service. many of
whom were originally with the COM
! pany. Over 400 men have been re-
| clpients of these boxes from home
and the thank-you letters which
they are appreciated.
/ When I asked about the method
! OF obtaining sugar which cookies
demand I was told that the ration
/ ing board had made an extra allow
ance at first. but that now the source
was sugar saved from the rations of
the club members. Recipes which
allow substitutions of molasses and
corn sirup for part of the sugar are
now being used for some of the
cookies which are also being made
/ with shortening other than butter,
The reports from the camps have
shown which cookies are the best
liked and which carry well.
Recently I have heard of another
cookie club which meets in home
kitchen. The output is not so large.
as With one oven it is not possible
to turn out so many in an evening
AS when test kitchen, where there
are usually several stoves. can be
used. The recipes given today come
from the first cookie club.
DREAM BARS.
4 cup shortening.
y cup brown sugar.
l cup flour.
eggs.
/ cup light brown sugar.
teaspoon vanilla extract.
L teaspoon salt.
! cup shredded coconut.
cup corn flakes.
cup chopped nut meats.
bend butter and sugar thoroughly
Add hour and blend we'll with fork
or dough blender. Press mixture
evenly and firmly into bottom of
| shallow baking pans. Bake in mod
erately hot oven $3.50 F. about Is
minutes, or until delicately Drowned.
Beat eggs well. add sugar gradually
and continue beating until mixture
is light and fluffy. Add remaining
ingredients and mix well. Drop bv
spoonfuls on top of previously baked
crust and spread evenly Bake in
moderate oven 1850 F. about q
minutes. Cut into bars while still
warm.
Note: The quantity may be dou-
hled and the bars cut twice as large
for packing and shipping,
MOLASSEs HERMITs.
p cup shortening.
y cup brown sugar.
4 cup molasses.
egg, slightly beaten.
p cup nut meats.
l34 cups flour.
p teaspoon baking soda.
y teaspoon salt
L teaspoon nutmeg.
teaspoon cinnamon or
"a teaspoon allspice.
! cup cold coffee beverage or milk
Cream shortening with sugar and
molasses until light and fluffy. Beat
in eggs Add nuts to -four which
has been sifted with soda. salt and
spices. Add alternately with LIQUID
to creamed mixture. Drop by table
! spoonfuls onto creased cookie sheet.
Bake in moderately hot oven 400 F.
10 to IL minutes. Yield: dozen
! cookies.
Note-The quantity may be dou-
bled and the cookies made larger for
packing and shipping