The international cook book

Pit dates and cut into quarters. Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add dates and nuts to flour mixture. Beat eggs. Add melted butter. Combine mixtures and bake in eight inch by twelve inch pan thirty minutes in moderate oven 164 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK (350** F.). When slightly cool, cut in bars. Roll each bar in powdered sugar. Date and Nut Cookies 2 egg whites 3^ teaspoon salt I cup confectioners' sugar i cup chopped nut meats I tablespoon cocoa i cup dates (cut in small pieces) Beat egg whites until stiff. Mix sugar, cocoa, and salt. Fold into the beaten egg whites. Fold in nuts and dates. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased baking sheet. Bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven (350° F.). Peanut Cookies 1 cup flour I teaspoon vaniUa yi cup butter 2 teaspoons baking powder yi cup sugar ^ teaspoon salt 2 eggs I tablespoon milk I cup chopped peanuts Cream the butter and sugar. Add weU-beaten eggs. Sift and mix dry ingredients. Add milk, peanuts, and dry ingredients to egg mixture. Add vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Drop from tea- spoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in moderately hot oven (375° F.) until brown. Ten minutes. Peanut Wafers ^ cup shortening 2 teaspoons baking powder \% cups brown sugar 3 tablespoons milk I egg 2 cups peanuts yi teaspoon szilt 3 cups flour Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually. Add the well- beaten eggs. Sift the flour once before measuring. Mix together flour, salt, and baking powder. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with the liquid. Add the peanuts chopped fine. Roll out on a floured board to one-eighth inch thickness. Cut and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake ten minutes in a hot oven (400'' F.). RECIPES 165 Peanut Butter Drop Cookies y2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons butter K teaspoon salt 1 egg Ya, cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons nri^^ i cup flour Cream sugar and butter. Add egg and beat. Add milk and flour sifted with salt and baking powder. Add peanut butter. Drop on greased baking sheet and bake fifteen minutes in hot oven (400° F.). One-half cup nuts may be added. Walnut Patties I egg 6 tablespoons flour I cup brown sugar i teaspoon vanilla I cup walnuts (chopped) K teaspoon salt Beat the egg, salt, and sugar together until light. Stir in the nuts, then the flour, and the vanilla. Drop on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a hot oven (400° F.) fifteen minutes. Dainty Nut Wafers 4 tablespoons shortening ]/2 teaspoon salt y^ cup sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1 egg I teaspoon vanilla iH cups flour K cup chopped nut meats I teaspoon baking powder Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually and continue cream- ing. Add the egg. Beat well. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture, alternately with the liquid. Add vanilla. MLx thoroughly. Spread very thin on bottom of greased baking pan and sprinkle with finely chopped nuts. Bake fifteen minutes in moderate oven (350° F.). When done remove from oven and cut in strips two inches by four inches. While hot place each strip over the handle of a wooden spoon. If strips become crisp or wrinkled before shaping, soften by warming in oven. l66 THE INTERNATIONAL COOK BOOK Almond Bars yi pound almonds 2 egg whites y2 pound confectioners' sugar