TEMPERATURE: 425° (hot oven). TIME: Bake 5 to 7 min. AMOUNT: About 5 doz. 2½″ cookies. LEMON SUGAR COOKIES Follow (KEY) recipe above—_except_ in place of vanilla, use 2 tsp. grated lemon rind and 1 tsp. lemon juice. NUT SUGAR COOKIES Follow (KEY) recipe above—and mix into the dough 1 cup finely chopped nuts. ★ RICH SUGAR COOKIES _Extra tender ... a flavor favorite!_ Follow (KEY) recipe above—_except_ use ½ cup sugar in place of ¾ cup. Use 1 tsp. cream of tartar and ½ tsp. soda in place of the baking powder. CARAWAY COOKIES Follow (KEY) recipe above—_except_ omit vanilla, sift ½ tsp. nutmeg with the dry ingredients, and mix 1 tsp. caraway seeds into the dough. CHOCOLATE PINWHEELS _Fascinating whirls of dark and light ... an unusual taste delight._ Follow (KEY) recipe above or recipe for Rich Sugar Cookies. Divide dough into 2 equal parts. Into 1 part, blend 1 sq. unsweetened chocolate (1 oz.), melted and cooled. Chill. Roll out white dough 9″ × 12″. Roll out chocolate dough same size and lay on top of white dough. Roll the double layer of dough gently until ³⁄₁₆″ thick. Roll up tightly, beginning at wide side, into a roll 12″ long and 2″ in diameter. Chill. Slice ⅛″ thick. Place slices a little apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake. TEMPERATURE: 350° (mod. oven). TIME: Bake 10 to 12 min. AMOUNT: About 5 doz. 2″ cookies. [Sidenote: Merrily we roll the dough ... for parties.] BUTTER COOKIES ( (KEY) Recipe) _Crisp, with the true buttery flavor, but not sweet._ Mix together thoroughly ... 1 cup soft butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg Stir in ... 3 tsp. flavoring (vanilla, lemon, etc.) Sift together and stir in ... 3 cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ½ tsp. baking powder almond or pecan halves Chill dough. Roll very thin (¹⁄₁₆″). Cut into desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Press blanched almond or pecan half into top of each cooky. If glazed cooky is desired, brush mixture of 1 egg yolk and 2 tbsp. water over top of cookies before baking. Bake until they are delicately browned. TEMPERATURE: 425° (hot oven). TIME: Bake 5 to 7 min. AMOUNT: About 7 doz. 2″ cookies. COOKIES FOR PARTIES _Delightful for all sorts of special occasions._ Follow (KEY) recipe for Sugar Cookies on above, or (KEY) recipe for Butter Cookies above. Cut and decorate cookies for special occasions as follows: HEART COOKIES _For special Valentines._ [Illustration] Cut with heart-shaped cutter. Brush lightly with a little beaten egg white. Then sprinkle with red sugar. Bake. Cut round cookies. Place a tiny red candy heart in center of each. Bake. Cut dough with two heart-shaped cutters, one smaller than the other. Lay a smaller heart on each of the larger ones and bake each pair as _one_ cooky. When baked, ice the smaller heart with red or pink icing. [Illustration] CHERRY AND HATCHET COOKIES _For George Washington’s Birthday._