This recipe for Ginger Creams Cookies comes from a holiday baking sheet titled “Celebrate the Season with Holiday Treats”. This was a promo piece featuring a variety of brands: Nestle Chocolate, Sun-Maid Raisins, Peter Pan Peanut Butter, Grandma’s Molasses and Gold Medal Flour. Date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy of […]

This recipe comes from the back of a label of Borden Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk, date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy (front side only). COCONUT MACAROONS 2/3 cup (1/2 15 oz. can) Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk; 3 cups shredded coconut; 1 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350°. Mix […]

This recipe comes from the back of a label of Borden Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk, date unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy. APRICOT COCONUT BALLS 1 1/2 cups dried apricots, ground 2 cups shredded coconut 2/3 cup (1/2 15 oz. can) Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk Icing Sugar Combine apricots […]

This handwritten recipe came from the same collection as the Vintage Ginger Cookies Recipe that was noted as coming from a 1936 cook book (Robert Shaw Cook Book). Date is unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy. Sour Cream Cookie Robert Shaw Cook Book 1936 400° – 12 mi. (I used this […]

This recipe was clipped from a newspaper and sent in by a reader, date unknown. Recipe is typed below (there were a few typos that I corrected) along with a scanned copy. DEAR POLLY: You recently ran a request for a recipe for Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Men, such as those made at Williamsburg. Perhaps this is […]

This recipe was clipped from the Farm Journal and was published in 1967. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy–you’ll see handwritten measurements to halve the recipe if desired. Oatmeal-Molasses Cookies 8 1/2 c. sifted flour 1 tblsp. salt 2 tblsp. baking soda 8 c. quick rolled oats 2 1/2 c. sugar 1 […]

This recipe card is fairly yellow with age and has some notations in the top right corner and what looks to be measurements to halve the recipe. Date unknown, recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy (front side). Christmas Cookies 3 1/2 C. Flour 1 t. B. Powder 1/2 t. salt 1 C. […]

Published Dec 05, 2009 in Cookies

This recipe was written on a white lined index card and found in a large collection of old recipes (up to year 1990). Date unknown. Recipe is typed in full below along with a scanned copy (front side only). Gingersnaps 3/4 c. shortening 1 c. brown sugar (packed) 1 egg 1/4 c. molasses 2 1/4 […]