- Egg, 1
- Sugar, ¼ cup
- Milk, ½ cup
- Water, ¼ cup
- Flour, 2 cups
- Fine oatmeal, ½ cup
- Baking powder, 2 teaspoons
- Salt, 1 teaspoon
- Raisins, 1 cup
- Melted fat, 5 tablespoons
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the oatmeal. Beat the egg add sugar, water, and milk, dry ingredients mixed together, raisins, and melted fat. Drop from spoon on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven.
Oatmeal Macaroons (12)
- Fat, 1 tablespoon
- Corn syrup, 3/8 cup
- Sugar, 2 tablespoons
- Egg, 1
- Almond extract if desired, 2 teaspoons
- Oatmeal, 1 ½ cups
- Salt, ¼ teaspoon
- Baking powder, ½ teaspoon
- Flour, 1½ tablespoons
Combine the melted fat and sugar and syrup, add the beaten egg and stir in the other ingredients. Drop from a teaspoon on greased baking sheets or pans and bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutes.
Potato Drop Cookies (13)
- Hot mashed potatoes, 1½ cups
- Sugar, 1¼ cups
- Beef or mutton fat, 1 cup
- Flour, 1¾ cups
- Baking powder, 2 teaspoons
- Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon
- Cloves, ½ teaspoon
- Nutmeg, ½ teaspoon
- Raisins, chopped, ½ cup
- Nuts, chopped, ¼ cup
Combine the ingredients in the order given and drop the mixture by spoonfuls on a slightly greased tin. Bake the cookies in a moderate oven.