“What shall we make?” demanded Veve, after the three girls, wrapped in huge kitchen aprons, had taken possession of the kitchen.
“I have a recipe here for brownies,” said Miss Gordon. “You might start with that. Then if you like, we can make sand tarts and regular Christmas cookies, decorating them with red and green sugar, citron and candied cherry.”
“Are brownies a cookie too?” asked Veve, who never had done much cooking.
“A very rich and delicious variety,” declared the troop leader.
She set out the ingredients and gave the girls Mrs. Gordon’s favorite brownie recipe. It read:
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 squares chocolate
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup chopped nut meats.
“I’ll chop the nuts!” offered Connie, digging in the kitchen cabinet drawer for the cracker.
Rosemary and Veve under Miss Gordon’s direction blended the sugar and the shortening.
“Now while you add the two eggs, I’ll step into the living room and see how our champion sewers are progressing,” Miss Gordon said.