Recipes

There was wonderful food served at Sarah's Shower and some recipes were requested.  Here are the two recipes for the cookies that were served from Lorraine Stewart.

Soft Oatmeal Cookies

Boil 2 cups raisins in 2 cups water until tender.  Cool and set aside.

2 C sugar

1 C shortening

2 eggs

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

½ tsp. cloves

½ tsp. allspice

1 ½ tsp. salt

2 C oatmeal (old fashioned or quick)

4 ¼ C flour

1 ½ tsp. soda dissolved in 1 C water drained from raisins (any remaining liquid not used)

½ C applesauce 

1 pkg. chocolate chips

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs.  Sift flour and spices.  Add dry ingredients alternately with liquid from raisins with soda dissolved in it.  Add applesauce.  Dredge raisins with a little flour and add along with chocolate chips.  Cookies will hold rounded shape better if batter is refrigerated for a while.  Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375° for about 15 minutes.  This is an old recipe from my grandmother, and they are not as flavorful if you leave out the raisins and just add chocolate chips.

 

Gingersnaps

¾ C shortening, margarine or butter (I use butter)

1 C sugar

¼ C Grandma’s molasses

1 egg

½ tsp. salt

3 tsp. soda

2 C flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. ginger

1 tsp. cloves

Cream together butter, sugar, molasses and egg.  Add soda, salt, spices and flour.  Shape dough into balls; roll in granulated sugar.  (Dough is sticky; add a little more flour if it cannot be handled.)  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Flatten ball with fingers and sprinkle with a little more sugar.

Bake at 350° for 8-9 minutes.  Let stand for a couple of minutes before removing from pan to a cooling rack.