111 spite of this space-aged world, the tradition of
Christmas can still Ik* evident. There will always Ik*
room for holiday hospitality and graciousness. At no
time is this more apparent than during the Christmas
holidays when we bring forth a delightful
By Jan Paimqui«t variety of c<M>kies and sweets to share with
family and friends.
Make this Christmas unforgettable. Entertain
family and friends. Try to recapture the old spirit of the
holidays . . . mistletoe, festive popcorn balls, cookies, goalies
of all tasty types and brimming over with genuine hospitality.
Don’t keep Christmas to yourself, share it with others.
1
LOLLIPOP COOKIES
I Vi cups sifted confectioners' 2M cups unsifted* enriched flour
sugar 1 teaspoon soda
I cup butter I teaspoon cream of tartar
1 egg 2 ox. semi-sweet chocolate
I teaspoon vanilla morsels, melted
Vi teaspoon almond flavoring
*To measure flour, dip nested dry measuring cups into
flour, level off with straight-edged spatula.
Mix sugar and butter. Add egg and flavorings and mix
until thoroughly blended. Stir dry ingredients together and
thoroughly blend in. Divide dough in half. Add chocolate
to one half; blend thoroughly. Refrigerate dough 2 to 3 hrs.
Heat oven to 375° (quick mod.). Roll dough on lightly
floured pastry cloth to 3/16-in. thick. Cut into 2H or 3-in.
circles. Sprinkle with sugar, place on lightly greased baking
sheet. Bake 7 to 8 min. Makes 5 to 6 doz. cookies.
To make Cookie Lollipops: Spread Easy Creamy Icing
(below) on baked cookie. Place a colored plastic straw or
flat wooden stick across the middle, letting one end extend
several inches beyond edge of cookie. Place second cookie
of same size on top, pressing down slightly. Combine cookies
so there will be chocolate, white and combination lollipops.
Make icing faces, some tinted, some chocolate.
Easy Creamy Icing: Blend 3 cups sifted confectioners’
sugar, X tsp. salt, 1J* tsp. vanilla or other flavoring (lemon,
almond, peppermint, etc.) and liquid to make easy to spread
(about 3 tbsp. water or 4)4 tbsp. cream). Tint with a few
drops food coloring, if desired.
Easy Creamy Chocolate Icing: Add 1 oz. semi-sweet
chocolate morsels to X cup Easy Creamy Icing.
Description: Tender sugar cookie used in this novel idea.
Children will be delighted with these.
