and molasses. Add beaten egg. Sift dry
ingredients and combine. Mix well, roll out and cut in fancy shapes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. When cool decorate with boiled
icing.

DUTCH ALMOND COOKIES

1 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ground blanched almonds

Cream shortening with white and brown sugar. Add 2 eggs and work in the
sifted dry ingredients. Then add the chopped blanched almonds. Shape
dough into long rolls. Roll in wax paper and store in cold place for 12
hours. Slice thin and bake in hot oven.

SAND TARTS

2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
4 eggs
flour

Work butter and part of the sugar together, then the remainder of the
sugar and the eggs should be mixed in. Use flour enough to make very
stiff. Roll thin, cut out in small squares, wet top with two eggs
beaten, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and chopped almonds. Bake in
moderate oven, 10 minutes.

WALNUT KISSES

1 lb. sugar
6 egg whites
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups walnuts chopped

Beat egg whites until stiff and dry. Mix flour and sugar and fold in
stiffly beaten egg whites. Add walnuts and bake in moderate oven, 375
degrees.

WALNUT ROCKS

1 cup butter
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. soda
1-1/2 tblsp. hot water
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1-1/2 cups chopped raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter and sugar and add the beaten eggs. Dissolve soda in the hot
water and add to the creamed mixture. Sift flour, salt and spices twice
and add half of it to mixture and mix thoroughly. Combine chopped
raisins and nuts with the other half and add to the dough. Mix
thoroughly and drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets spaced a
couple of inches apart. Bake in moderate oven (350-f) for 12 to 15
minutes.

LEBKUCHEN

1-1/2 cups flour
1 tblsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves, ground
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/8 lb. citron, chopped fine
1/8 lb. almonds, chopped

Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and cream of tartar. Mix the
sugar and beaten eggs thoroughly. Combine with the flour mixture, add
citron and the almonds. Roll out on floured board, 1/4 inch thick. Place
on a greased cookie sheet a