514.—GINGER WAFERS
| ½ cup shortening | ¼ teaspoon salt |
| 1 cup brown sugar | 1¼ teaspoons ginger |
| 2¼ cups bread flour | ½ cup milk |
| ½ teaspoon soda |
Cream shortening and sugar; sift soda, salt, and ginger with flour, and add alternately with milk; chill; roll thin on baking sheet; mark in squares, and bake in a moderate oven eight or ten minutes. Remove from pan while warm.
515.—MARSHMALLOW WAFERS
Arrange thin crackers or wafers on a baking sheet, place a marshmallow on each one, and bake in a moderate oven for a few minutes until marshmallows melt; into each one press half a nut meat, raisin, cherry, or a bit of candied fruit.
516.—MOLASSES BROWNIES
| 1/3 cup shortening | 1 beaten egg |
| 1/3 cup sugar | ½ teaspoon baking powder |
| 1/3 cup molasses | 1 cup flour |
| 2 squares melted chocolate | ¾ cup chopped nut meats |
Cream the shortening, add other ingredients in order given, drop from spoon on greased pan, and bake about twelve minutes in a moderate oven.
517.—OATMEAL MACAROONS
| 1 egg | 1 cup rolled oats |
| ½ cup sugar | 1/3 cup shredded coconut |
| 1 tablespoon melted butter | ½ teaspoon salt |