1¾ cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour *In place of the almonds, you may use 1 tsp. vanilla flavoring and 1 tsp. almond flavoring. Chill dough. Press dough _into_ Sandbakels molds (or tiny fluted tart forms) to coat inside. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until very delicately browned. Tap molds on table to loosen cookies and turn them out of the molds. TEMPERATURE: 350° (mod. oven). TIME: Bake 12 to 15 min. AMOUNT: About 3 doz. cookies. =MOLDED= COOKIES [Sidenote: Mold ’em fast with a fork or glass!] =HOW TO MAKE MOLDED COOKIES= (preliminary steps on pp. 14-15) [Illustration: =1= With hands, roll dough into balls or into long, pencil-thick rolls, as indicated in recipe.] [Illustration: =2= Flatten balls of dough with bottom of a glass dipped in flour (or with a damp cloth around it), or with a fork—crisscross.] [Illustration: =3= Cut pencil-thick strips ... and shape as directed ... as for Almond Crescents (p. 41) or Berliner Kranser (p. 42).] DATE-OATMEAL COOKIES Mix together thoroughly ... ¾ cup soft shortening (half butter) 1 cup brown sugar 2 eggs 3 tbsp. milk 1 tsp. vanilla Sift together and stir in ... 2 cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ¾ tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt Stir in ... 2 cups rolled oats 1½ cups cut-up dates ¾ cup chopped nuts Chill dough. Roll into balls size of large walnuts. Place 3″ apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten (to ¼″) with bottom of glass dipped in flour. Bake until lightly browned. TEMPERATURE: 375° (quick mod. oven). TIME: Bake 10 to 12 min. AMOUNT: About 4 doz. 2½″ cookies. ★ PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES ( (KEY) Recipe) _Perfect for the Children’s Hour._ Mix together thoroughly ... ½ cup soft shortening (half butter) ½ cup peanut butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 egg Sift together and stir in ... 1¼ cups _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ½ tsp. baking powder ¾ tsp. soda ¼ tsp. salt Chill dough. Roll into balls size of large walnuts. Place 3″ apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten with fork dipped in flour ... crisscross. Bake until set ... but not hard. TEMPERATURE: 375° (quick mod. oven). TIME: Bake 10 to 12 min. AMOUNT: About 3 doz. 2½″ cookies. HONEY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES Follow (KEY) recipe above—_except_ use only ¼ cup shortening, and in place of brown sugar use ½ cup honey. [Illustration] [Sidenote: Sprightly tea cakes for friends and family.] THUMBPRINT COOKIES _Nut-rich ... the thumb dents filled with sparkling jelly._ _I’m as delighted with this quaint addition to our cooky collection, from Ken MacKenzie, as is the collector of old glass when a friend presents her with some early thumbprint goblets._ Mix together thoroughly ... ½ cup soft shortening (half butter) ¼ cup brown sugar 1 egg yolk ½ tsp. vanilla Sift together and stir in ... 1 cup _sifted_ GOLD MEDAL Flour ¼ tsp. salt