cookies
Reading edition
Sour Cream Date Delights
Yield—5 Doz. Cookies 400° preheated oven, 10 minutes
1¼ cup sifted flour ½ teaspoon soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg ¼ cup butter ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup dairy sour cream ⅔ cup chopped pitted dates ½ cup chopped nuts
Sift flour with dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar; add egg and vanilla and mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Fold in chopped dates and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a 400° oven for 10-12 minutes.
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Sour Cream Oatmeal Cookies
Yield—4-5 Doz. Cookies 425° preheated oven, 8-10 minutes
1¼ cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon soda ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ cup butter 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup dairy sour cream ½ cup chopped raisins ½ cup chopped nuts ⅔ cup quick cooking oatmeal
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and blend. Add vanilla. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Lastly fold in raisins, nuts, and oatmeal. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cooky sheet and bake in a 425° oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove from cooky sheet and cool on cake racks.
Chocolate Chip Cream Cookies
Yield—7-8 Doz. Cookies 375° preheated oven, 10-12 minutes
2½ cups flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda ½ cup butter 1½ cups dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 cup chopped nuts 2 6-oz. packages semi-sweet chocolate bits
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Add chopped nuts and chocolate and blend. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cooky sheet and bake in a 375° oven for 10 minutes or until browned. Remove from cooky sheet at once and cool on cake racks.
Chocolate Cream Drops
Yield—Approx. 5 Doz. Cookies 375° preheated oven, 10 minutes
½ cup butter 2 1-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate, melted 1½ cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup dairy sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 2¾ cups sifted flour ½ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts
Cream butter and add chocolate. Gradually add sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time; then add sour cream and vanilla. Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to mixture. Add nuts. Chill at least 1 hour. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2″ apart on lightly greased cooky sheet. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes.
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