d. One well
beaten egg; one and one-half cups dry oatmeal; one teaspoonful each of
salt and baking powder and two teaspoonfuls almond extract. Stir and
drop on well greased pans.

MACAROONS

Beaten whites of two eggs; one and three-fourths cupfuls granulated
sugar; two cups shredded cocoanut; one-half cupful chopped walnut meats;
two cupfuls corn flakes. Mix all together and drop on well buttered
tins. Bake until brown.

SOFT WHITE COOKIES WITH RAISIN FILLING

Mrs. M. A. Flanders

One and one-half cups sugar; three-fourths cup shortening; one egg;
one-half cup milk; one level teaspoonful soda dissolved in a little
milk; salt, nutmeg. Mix well one cup sugar (reserving one-half cup for
sprinkling on top of cookies before baking) with shortening, egg, milk,
soda, pinch of salt and a sprinkle of nutmeg and flour. Use enough flour
to enable to roll and cut.

Raisin Filling: One-half pound raisins; one-half cup water; one-half
tablespoonful butter; flour. Put raisins in a pan with water and butter
and as they come to a boil, thicken with a tablespoonful of flour, mixed
with a little water. Put one layer of cookies in baking pan, spread with
the raisin mixture, then place another cookie on top of each; sprinkle
with sugar and bake.

BUTTER COOKIES

Mrs. J. R. Kline

One pound butter; one cup sugar; two eggs; rind one-half lemon; juice of
one-half lemon; six cups flour; one teaspoonful baking powder; one cup
almonds chopped fine. Cream the butter; add the sugar, then the yolks of
eggs, slightly beaten. Add rind of lemon, and the flour well mixed with
the baking powder; then the lemon juice with only enough flour to
handle. Chill the dough, and when thoroughly cold roll. Cut with the
small biscuit cutter, brush with white of egg. Sprinkle a little sugar
on each cookie, also some chopped almonds. Bake in moderate oven a
delicate brown ten to fifteen minutes. Will keep for weeks.

ROCKS

Mrs. F. B. Woodland

One cup butter; one and one-half cups sugar; three eggs; two and
one-half cups flour; one pound dates, stoned and chopped fine; one pound
of walnuts, chopped a little; a teaspoonful soda dissolved in two
tablespoonfuls hot water; one teaspoonful cinnamon; one and one-half
teaspoonfuls allspice. Drop on buttered tins and bake. The dates measure
one full cup. The walnuts about two cups. These are stirred in the last
with part of the flour. Don't roll, but dip with a teaspoon.

OLD-FASHIONED SUGAR COO