Follow (KEY) recipe above—and roll chilled dough ⅛″ thick. Cut in 3″ squares. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Cut with sharp knife from corners of each square almost to center (making 4 triangular sections in each square). In center, place 1 teaspoonful cooled Prune Filling (_below_). Pick up corresponding corner of each triangular section, and fold over center filling. Press gently in center to hold 4 points together. (_See diagrams below._) AMOUNT: About 5 doz. poinsettia cookies. [Illustration] FIG BARS _Plump with fruity filling._ Follow (KEY) recipe above—and roll one half of dough ⅛″ thick. Cut into 4 long strips (3½″ × 12″). Spread ⅓ to ½ cup Fig Filling (_below_) on each strip lengthwise, covering only ½ of strip except for a ¼″ edge. Lift this edge up and stick it to filling. Quickly flop the uncovered half of strip over the filling, folding it under at edge. Seal the 2 edges together securely. With sharp knife, cut into bars 2″ long. Place 1″ apart on lightly greased baking sheet. AMOUNT: 2 doz. 2″ bars. [Sidenote: Luscious fruity fillings ... to suit every taste.] [Illustration: Filled cooky favorites.] RAISIN, FIG, _AND_ DATE FILLING Mix together in saucepan ... ½ cup raisins, finely cut up ½ cup figs, finely cut up ½ cup dates, finely cut up ½ cup sugar ½ cup water 2 tbsp. lemon juice Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 5 min.). Cool. AMOUNT: Filling for 4 doz. filled cookies. RAISIN, FIG, _OR_ DATE FILLING In recipe above for Raisin, Fig, _and_ Date Filling, use 1½ cups raisins, _or_ figs, _or_ dates ... in place of the combination of the three. PINEAPPLE FILLING Mix together in saucepan ... 1 cup sugar 4 tbsp. GOLD MEDAL Flour Stir in ... 1½ cups well drained crushed pineapple (no. 2 can) 4 tbsp. lemon juice 3 tbsp. butter ¼ tsp. nutmeg ¾ cup pineapple juice Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened (5 to 10 min.). Cool. AMOUNT: Filling for 4 doz. filled cookies. [Illustration: Clean sticky fruits from your food grinder quickly and easily by running a few small pieces of dry bread through it.] PRUNE FILLING Mix together in saucepan ... 1⅓ cups mashed cooked prunes (2 cups uncooked) ½ cup sugar 2 tbsp. lemon juice Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 4 min.). AMOUNT: Fills 5 doz. Poinsettias (p. 32). ★ HIS MOTHER’S OATMEAL COOKIES _Crispy, nutty-flavored cookies ... sandwiched together with jelly or jam._ _Nora M. Young of Cleveland, Ohio, won a prize in the “plain cooky class” on these. Wonderful for lunch box and cooky jar._ [Illustration] Mix together ... 2 cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ½ tsp. salt 3 cups rolled oats Cut in until mixture is well blended ... 1 cup shortening (part butter) Stir in ... 1 tsp. soda dissolved in ⅓ cup milk (sweet or sour) 1½ cups brown sugar