This recipe was clipped from plastic packaging of some kind, probably from a box of dates. Date is unknown. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy (I did the best I could since the clipping was wrinkled and curling). DATE-NUT CRUNCHIES 3/4 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 3 tablespoons milk […]

This recipe was clipped from packaging of some kind, date unknown. Taped to a white index card with the tape quite yellow and brittle with age. Recipe typed below along with a scanned copy. ORANGE SCALLOP COOKIES (9 Dozen) 1 cup margarine 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons grated orange rind 1/4 cup orange juice […]

This recipe for cottage cheese cookies was written on a white lined index card, date unknown. The recipe has a diagram showing where to place the preserves on the dough (see scanned copy). Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy (front side only). Note: I’ve kept the typo of “perserves” in place, should […]

Now here’s something fun, a vintage article (published in 1963) about vintage cookie recipes! I’ve typed the article in full below along with a partial scan of the newspaper article (it’s huge), click to view the larger image. Lots of traditional favorite cookie recipes here! ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE Sunday, Nov. 17, 1963 COOKIES…The Vintage […]

This recipe was included in a promo sheet put out by Karo Syrup, date unknown but I’d guess 1970’s or 1980’s. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy. CHERRY DELIGHTS 1 cup MAZOLA Margarine 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup KARO Light Corn Syrup 2 eggs, separated 2-1/2 cups unsifted flour 2 cups finely […]

This recipe was clipped from a magazine and comes from a collection of recipes dating from the 1960s through the 1970s. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy. REMEMBER WHEN YOUR grandmothers used to make fancy cardamom cookies for Christmas? They were cut in fancy shapes and decorated so prettily. Bring back the […]

This recipe was clipped from a newspaper and comes from a collection of recipes dating from the 1960s through 1970s. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy. Grandma’s Old Fashioned Girl Scout Cookies One cup raisins One cup shortening or butter One cup granulated sugar One cup brown sugar One tsp. vanilla 2 […]

This is a promo recipe card from Beatrice Foods featuring the Beatrice Cooke character. There’s no date but Beatrice Cooke was a well known fictitious figure in magazine ads in the 1940’s and 50’s, and featured recipes relating to Meadow Gold Dairy Products. Source: Beatrice Foods Memorial. Recipe is typed below along with a scanned […]