Holiday Treats #18   

New Berlin Ohio in the early 1900’s

Cinnamon Stars                         

4 whites egg beaten hard

2 cups sugar beaten again

1 lemon rind

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 lb. ground almond

Chocolate Cookies

3 whites beaten stiff

1 c. sugar

½ lb. ground almonds

1 bar sweet chocolate

1 tsp. vanilla

Butter Cookies     

½ lb. butter

¼ cup brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

1 egg yolk 1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour a little at a time.  Mix well form little balls, lay on buttered & floured tins, press lightly with fork, first one way, then another. 

Delicious Sugar Cookies                                  

½ c. butter

½ c. pow. Sugar

1 c. flour

1 tsp. vanilla

Roll out thin.

Topping

1 beaten white

½ c. sugar

½ c. grated nuts

1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch salt

Almond Xmas Cutups                   

½ cup butter                                 1 ¾ cups cake flour

1 cup brown sugar                      1 tsp. baking powder

1 beaten egg                                ¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp. vanilla                                ½ cup almonds (cut)

Cream butter to soften; then cream brown sugar, butter.  Add egg, vanilla; mix well.  Sift flour, baking powder, salt; blend with creamed mixture.  Stir in almonds.  Chill. Roll out very thin & cut with cooky cutters into a variety of designs.  Bake in oven 350degrees 8 to 10 min.  Makes 5 doz.

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