A collection of vintage cookies from the past. My treasure hunts are interesting choices of old recipes from the 40's, 50's, and 60's. Who doesn't love the cookie? I found these oven sweets like chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal, granny's best cookies from the past. Check all the cookie pages out. |
Czechoslovakian Strawberry Bars 1/2 lb. butter 2 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup strawberry jam Cream butter until soft, add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and blend well. Gradually add flour, mixing well. Stir in chopped walnuts and spoon half the batter into greased 10 inch square pan. Spread jam over. Then spread on remaining batter. Bake 325 degrees about 1 hour. Cut into 1 x 2 inch squares. |
Ring Around Cookie Mix together: 3/4 cup soft shortening, 1/4 cup soft butter, 1 cup sifted powder sugar, 2 t. vanilla Mix in 1 1/4 cup flour (1 cup is enough), 1/2 t salt, 1 cup rolled oats. Divide in halves and roll 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Slice 1/4 inch. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in 350 oven |
Date Bars by Hazel DeMeyer Beat well with beater - 3 eggs and 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 cup dates (cut fine) 1 cup flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp vanilla Mix as given with spoon. Bake 20 minutes in 350 oven in a 9 x 13″ pan. |
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Caramel Morsel Bars 49 - 14 ounce bag - caramels 3 Tablespoons water 5 cups crisp rice cereal or toasted oat cereal. 1 cup peanuts 1 - six ounce package or cup of semi sweet real chocolate morsels 1 six ounce package or 1 cup butterscotch flavored morsels Melt caramels with water in saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently until sauce is smooth. Pour over cereal and nuts. Toss until well coated. With greased fingers, press mixture into greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Sprinkle morsels on top. Place in 200 degree oven for five minutes or until morsels soften. Spread softened morsels until blended to form a frosting. Cool cut into bars. |
Aunt Mary's Hand Cookies 1/2 cup shortening - half butter softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 2 2/3 cup flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 cup dairy sour cream Heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Blend in remaining ingredients. Divide dough into 3 parts. Roll each part 1/4 inch on floured board. Trace around child's hand with a pastry wheel. Cut remaining dough into desired shapes. Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Cool. Decorate as desired. About six hand cookies and one dozen 2" cookies if using self rising flour and omit soda, salt, and powder. I thought this was a cute idea, to make cookies in the shape of your childrens hands. Great girl scout, 4 H, Church Vacation School or any group idea for baking in the kitchen. |
Filled Cookies This recipe belonged to Marie Cydrus, my Aunt and a very nice lady. This was a recipe she used often in the 1950's and 60's. She doesn't include complete instructions. For instance, she did not include the temperature for baking. Nor did she say you would need to cut the cookies into a round shape after you "roll out" and before you "bake". Sometimes when they would write a recipe down, they just took for granted that everyone knew how to bake, what temperatures to use, and what to do before filling a cookie. And back then, they did. I know the recipe isn't complete, but I didn't want what there was to be lost forever. I know a real cook will know what to do. Filled Cookies 2 Cups Sugar 1 Cup shortening 1 Cup milk 2 Eggs 2 tsp Vanilla 2 tsp Soda 4 tsp Cream of Tartar Enough flour to make a soft dough. Roll out and bake. Filling 1 Cup raisins or dates 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water Cook until thick |
No Bake Cookies Mix in pan on medium heat - cook until it starts to boil 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1/2 cup milk 1 stick oleo Remove and cool 1 Minute Add: 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 pinch salt 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter (optional) 3 cups quick oats Drop by teaspoonfulls on wax paper or foil Cool..........Eat |
Dish Pan Cookies from Wilma Henrich Note: Makes Lots 2 cups cooking oil or shortening "I use Canola oil." she wrote in the margin 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs Add: 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 4 cups flour 2 teaspoons coconut 1 1/2 cups quick oats 6 oz. or 12 oz. chocolate chips 4 cups cornflakes nuts Bake 350 degrees on ungreased cookie sheet. |
English Cookies from Seattle, Washington Recipe box Added to site 1-21-2008 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup shortening 1 cup cold coffee 1 cup raisins 3 1/2 cups flour 2 eggs 1 t. cinnamon 1 t. nutmeg 1 t. baking powder 1 t. soda Drop on tins and bake Oatmeal Candy Cookies from Seattle, Washington Recipe box Added to site 1-21-2008. This card was marked 5-9-1956, so I will assume this is the date, she was given the recipe. Some ladies kept very good notes on their recipes. Bring to a boil: 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup shortening Remove and add following: 1/2 cup peanut butter 3 cups quick cooking oatmeal 1 tsp. vanilla Put by teaspoons on wax paper Cover pan and let stand in refrigerator. You can also add nuts, cocoanut or raisins |
Read, "The Story of the Missing Cookie Jar" by PenVampyre. A delightful little Christmas story with mouthwatering recipes for the most wonderful time of the year! Read "Santa and the Magic Key", plus recipes for your holidays. A story by Robin Wallace. Read "Easter and Where NOT to Hide Eggs" Memories of Easters past and a few vintage recipes. Logan's Halloween Story -The original story won first place in sixth-eighth grade division of Southeastern Middle School, 2005 by Logan Lyon. Food and Genealogy. A story By Robin L. Wallace. Our lives, our families, our very history's are defined by the foods we eat. Family Reunion Recipes. "The Fourth of July and Other Disasters" (With Apologies to Jean Shepherd) By Robin L. Wallace A short story by Suellen Fry. Memories of my father and his version of Kickapoojoyjuice. Memorial Day Recipes - "For me, Memorial Day was the day when we went out where relatives were buried in the tiny, local cemeteries and thoroughly cleaned up each gravesite, carrying away branches that may have fallen in the winter.................." Grandma Irwin's Story of Courage and Swit Tater Biskits Recipe Home Remedies Medicines Recipes From Olden Times. Thanksgiving Day recipes and story from the past. College Foods and Other Mistakes I Have Eaten. |
A kind reader sent the following email, "Hello Starla, I just stumbles upon your site with vintage recipes this morning, and LOVE it. Like you, I enjoy collecting those old discarded recipe card boxes from thrift stores and yard sales -- when I can find them. Too bad folks are so ready to throw out those wonderful little bits of their own family history and our collective past. I treasure my own mother's collection of recipe cards more and more as the years go by. I love your old photos, too. I grew up in rural New Jersey (yes, there still IS a rural New Jersey, but it was a lot more rural when I was a kid there in the late 50's and 60's), but your memories of life in rural Ohio brought back similar memories for me. My mother worked for many years at the Mars candy factory (in my hometown, Hackettstown, NJ), where it was her job to put the M's on the candy -- no joke! She was the first woman to hold this "important" job, and later she moved on to running the polishing machines, where the dull candy finish was given its lovely shine. At any rate, this is just a little note to thank you for taking the trouble to salvage and share the fine recipes I saw on your site. I'll be anxious to try them. I've had a notion for some time to try to get the members of my extended family to share some of these old recipes with me so that I could assemble them into a little cookbook, with photos and brief stories. Your site inspires me to follow through with that thought. Thanks again, Debra Esolen" |