REFRIGERATOR
convenient ...
HOW TO MAKE REFRIGERATOR COOKIES (preliminary steps on pp. 14-15)
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1 Press and mold with hands into a long roll, even and smooth, and as big around as you want your cookies to be. |
2 Wrap in waxed paper ... twisting ends to hold the roll in shape. Or press into a waxed cardboard carton (butter or ice cream carton). |
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3 Chill roll of dough until it is firm enough to slice easily. To speed up chilling, place in freezing compartment. |
4 Slice with a thin knife, very sharp, to insure neat slices with uncrumbled edges. Return unused dough to refrigerator so it can remain stiff. |
REFRIGERATOR COOKIES ( Recipe)
Melt-in-the-mouth, rich, and crispy.
Mix together thoroughly ...
- 1 cup soft shortening
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
Sift together and stir in
- 2¾ cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- ½ tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- *2 to 3 tsp. cinnamon
*Or use 1½ tsp. vanilla (add with eggs).
Mix thoroughly with hands. Press and mold into a long smooth roll about 2½″ in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, and chill until stiff (several hours or overnight). With a thin, sharp knife, cut in thin slices ⅛″ to ¹⁄₁₆″ thick. Place slices a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 6 to 8 min.
AMOUNT: About 6 doz. 2½″ cookies.
★ NUT REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Nut-lovers really go for these cookies.
Follow recipe above—and mix into dough ½ cup cut-up blanched almonds or black walnuts or other nuts.
DATE-NUT REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Follow recipe above—using both cinnamon and vanilla. Mix into dough ½ cup finely chopped nuts and ½ cup finely cut dates.
ORANGE-ALMOND REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Follow recipe above—but omit cinnamon. Stir 1 tbsp. grated orange rind into shortening mixture. Mix into dough ½ cup cut-up blanched almonds.
CHOCOLATE REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Follow recipe above—but omit the cinnamon. Blend 2 sq. unsweetened chocolate (2 oz.), melted and cooled, into the shortening mixture.
for an elegant dessert: Make a roll by arranging the chocolate or ginger cookies (see p. 23) side by side with sweetened whipped cream between. Spread whipped cream over top and sides of roll. Chill 6 to 8 hr. Slice diagonally for gaily striped servings.
GINGER REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Gingery favorites in jig-time!
Mix together thoroughly ...
- 1 cup soft shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup black molasses
Sift together and stir in ...
- 4½ cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. ginger (3 tsp.)
Mix thoroughly with hands. Press and mold into a long, smooth roll about 2½″ in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, and chill until stiff (several hours or overnight). With thin, sharp knife, cut in thin slices ⅛″ to ¹⁄₁₆″ thick. Place slices a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 9 doz. 2½″ cookies.
★ NEW NORTHLAND COOKIES
Crunchy, flavorful shortening-savers.
Languid days on the St. Lawrence; the pink, rocky cliffs and blue icebergs of Labrador; and afternoon tea on deck. Such are the memories these cookies bring to Ruth G. Anderson of our Staff who brought back the recipe after a cruise to the Northland.
Mix together thoroughly ...
- 6 tbsp. soft shortening (part butter)
- 1 cup brown sugar
Stir in ...
- ¼ cup cold water
Sift together and stir in ...
- 1¾ cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- 1 tsp. soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
Mix in ...
- ½ cup cut-up blanched almonds
Mix thoroughly with hands. Press and mold into a long smooth roll about 2½″ in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, and chill until stiff (several hours or overnight). With thin, sharp knife, cut in thin slices ⅛″ to ¹⁄₁₆″ thick. Place slices a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned. Remove from pan immediately.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 6 to 8 min.
AMOUNT: About 4 doz. 2½″ cookies.
★ PETTICOAT TAILS
Richly delicate and dainty.
This recipe was brought from France to Scotland by Mary, Queen of Scots. The French name “Petits Gateaux Tailles” means—“little cakes cut off.” But the name came to be pronounced as it sounded to the Scotch and English—“Petticoat Tails.”
Mix together thoroughly ...
- 1 cup soft butter
- 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp. flavoring (vanilla, almond, wintergreen or rose)
Sift together and stir in ...
- 2½ cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- ¼ tsp. salt
Mix thoroughly with hands. Press and mold into a long, smooth roll about 2″ in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, and chill until stiff (several hours or overnight). With thin, sharp knife, cut in thin slices ⅛″ to ¹⁄₁₆″ thick. Place slices a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 6 doz. 2″ cookies.
OATMEAL REFRIGERATOR COOKIES
Nice and chewy, with a molasses-lemon tang.
Voted the best oatmeal cooky ever tasted ... when sent to our Recipe Contest by Mrs. J. A. Gmeinder of St. Paul, Minnesota. The distinguishing molasses-lemon flavor was an idea from Mrs. Richard Nugent, Brooklyn, New York.
Mix together thoroughly ...
- ½ cup soft shortening
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp. grated lemon rind
- 1½ tbsp. molasses
- ½ tsp. vanilla
Sift together and stir in ...
- ⅞ cup (¾ cup plus 2 tbsp.) sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
- ½ tsp. soda
- ½ tsp. salt
Mix in ...
- 1½ cups rolled oats
Mix thoroughly with hands. Press and mold into a long, smooth roll about 2½″ in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper, and chill until stiff (several hours). With thin, sharp knife, cut in thin slices ⅛″ to ¹⁄₁₆″ thick. Place slices a little apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 4 doz. 2½″ cookies.
PRETTY FOR PARTIES
to make Petticoat Tails match your color scheme: Tint the dough with a few drops of red food coloring and use rose flavoring for a pink party. Use wintergreen flavoring and a few drops of green coloring for a green party.