RECIPES
Compiled by Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Grandview, Indiana
1955
Applesauce Spice Cookies
Legacy of Vivian Dawson
Grandview, Indiana
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups cake flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup thick unsweetened applesauce
Cream shortening and sugar together.
Beat egg, add to creamed mixture and blend well.
Sift all dry ingredients together.
Add alternately with applesauce to the creamed mixture.
Be sure to add flour first and last.
Drop on well-greased cookie sheet.
Bake 15 minutes in a moderate oven (375 degrees).
Makes 2 ½ dozen large cookies.
For variation you may add 1 cup chopped nuts, dates or raisins to the batter.
Before baking top each cookie with a red or green maraschino cherry
Brush tops with Cream Cheese Spread.
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Oatmeal Lace Cookies
Legacy of Mrs Robert Wead
Grandview, Indiana
Sift together into a bowl ½ cup flour, ¼ teaspoon Baking powder, and ½ cup sugar. Add ½ cup quick cooking oats, 2 tablespoons heavy cream, 2 tablespoons light corn syrup, 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Mix together until well blended.
Drop onto ungreased baking sheet, 4 inches apart, ½ teaspoon per cookie.
Bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes until lightly browned. Let stand a few seconds before removing from pan.
Makes about 3 dozen.
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Refrigerator Cookies
Legacy of Mrs Robert Wead
Grandview, Indiana
1 cup shortening (I use oleo)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 teaspoons lemon flavoring
3 ½ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and flavoring alternately with sifted dry ingredients.
Form in long rolls about 2 inches in diameter, wrap in waxed paper and place in refrigerator until firm. Slice cookies 1/16th inch thick and bake as needed.
Makes about 156 cookies,
For variety, 1 cup finely chopped nuts may be added.
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Gum Drop Bars
Legacy of Mrs Wm H Forsythe
Grandview, Indiana
1 tbsp cold water
4 eggs (beaten lightly)
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans
1 cup gum drops
Beat eggs first.
Add water to eggs that have been beaten light and fluffy.
Add sugar and beat thoroughly.
Sift Flour, salt and cinnamon together.
Stir in 1 tbsp of flour combination into nuts and gun drops, shaking excess flour back into flour mixture.
Add dry ingredients to egg and sugar, then nuts and gum drops.
Spread 7/8 inch thick on greased pan.
Bake 325 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Remove from pan, cut into strips as soon as possible and ice or roll in powdered sugar.
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Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Legacy of Mrs Wm H Forsythe
Grandview, Indiana
¾ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas (3 or 4)
1 ½ cups sifted flour
1 1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup chopped nuts
Cream shortening and sugar together thoroughly.
Beat in egg.
Add bananas.
Stir in dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
Stir in rolled oats and nut meats.
Drop on ungreased cookie sheet and bake in hot oven about 15 minutes.
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Bon Bon Cookies
Legacy of Helen Kirk
Gandview, Indiana
Cream 1 cup Oleo an 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar. Add 1 beaten egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla, and almond extract. Beat well.
Add 2 ½ cups flour, sifted with 1 tsp soda and 1 tsp cream of tartar. Beat well, Chill 1 hour.
Form small balls on greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in center of each with a nut. Bake in 375 degree oven 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 5 doz. Small cookies.
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Fudge Bars
Legacy of Helen Kirk
Gandview, Indiana
¼ cup Oleo
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 squares baking chocolate, melted
½ cup flour
½ cup nuts or more
Bake in a greased floured pan as a cake. Cut in squares.
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Ranger Cookies
Legacy of Ruth Dawson
Grandview, Indiana
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp soda
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups Wheaties
2 cups rolled
1 cup coconut
Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
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Oat Meal Cookies
Legacy of Flossie Sauter
Grandview, Indiana
¾ cup shortening
1 cup sugar,
1 egg
1 cup & 2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups oats
¾ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream shortening and sugar.
Beat in 1 egg.
Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Add to cream mixture with milk.
Stir in vanilla.
Add raisins and oats.
Bake 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
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Nut Surprise Cookies
Legacy of Audrey Jeffrey
Grandview, Indiana
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon soda
1 cup chopped nuts
Stir together sugar, egg and vanilla.
Add Flour, salt, soda and nuts.
Mix well.
Pour batter into lightly greased and floured pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes.
Leave in pan until cool and cut in squares.
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Cream Puffs
Legacy of Mrs John R Kruse
Grandview, Indiana
½ cup Spry
1 cup boiling water
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs unbeaten
Bring Spry and water to boiling point in sauce pan.
Stir flour and salt together.
Add to water all at once and bear vigorously until mixture is thick and smooth and comes away easily from sides of pan.
Remove from fire.
Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition until mixture is smooth and blended.
Drop mixture from tablespoon about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. The mixture should hold its shape and not spread.)
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 400 degrees for 25 minutes longer.
Cool.
Split each puff and fill with cream filling.
Cream Filling
½ cup sugar
5 tbsp flour
Dash of salt
2 cups milk
2 egg yolks slightly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
Mix sugar, flour and salt thoroughly.
Add milk and mix well.
Add egg yolks and blend.
Place over hot water and cook until smooth and thick, stirring constantly (about 10 minutes).
Cool stirring occasionally to prevent a skin forming on top.
Add Vanilla.
Refrigerate.
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Bran Muffins
Legacy of Maud Waitman
Grandview, Indiana
1 ½ cups flour
¾ cup bran
¾ cup sweet milk
¼ cup molasses
2 tablespoons Vinegar
2 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons sugar
1 ¼ teaspoons sods
¾ teaspoon salt
1 egg
Sift flour, measure.
Add soda, salt and sugar.
Sift twice.
Mix with bran.
Combine beaten egg, molasses, melted shortening, milk and vinegar.
Add dry ingredients.
Stir until mixed.
Fill muffin pans 2/3 full.
Bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.
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