Fruit Cake Cookies

Fruit Cake Cookies

A vintage handwritten recipe for classic Fruit Cake Cookies made with mixed fruit, coconut, flour, salt, pecans, and Eagle Brand Milk.

Mrs. Fields’ $250 Cookies

Mrs. Fields Cookies

A vintage recipe for Mrs. Fields $250 cookies made with oleo, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, chocolate chips, Hershey bar, nuts, flour, and oatmeal.

Borden’s Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Borden's Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

A vintage clipped recip from Borden’s Eagle Brand for Easy Peanut Butter Cookies made with Eagle Brand, peanut butter, an egg, vanilla, baking mix, and sguar.

Molasses Cookies

Molasses Cookies

Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies: A Taste of Nostalgia Are you ready to take a trip down memory lane? Then you need to try these old-fashioned molasses cookies! These chewy, soft, and flavorful cookies are packed with warm spices like cinnamon and ginger and will surely transport you back to your childhood. What Makes Old Fashioned […]

100 Cookies

100 Cookies

A vintage handwritten recipe for 100 Cookies. Make these cookies with white sugar, brown sugar, egg, oil, margarine, vanilla, coconut, Rice Krispies, quick oats, flour, salt, and cream of tarter. Vintage Recipes Notes: First, cream the sugars and margarine/butter; then blend in the egg, oil, and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, and cream of tartar […]

Cranberry Christmas Canes

Cranberry Christmas Canes

A vintage recipe ad from Fleischmann’s Yeast for Cranberry Christmas Canes. A tender, flaky cookie bun stuffed with cranberry, raisins, honey, and nuts.

Mexican Wedding Cakes

Mexican Wedding Cakes

A handwritten recipe for the classic Mexican Wedding Cake cookies. Savory, buttery cookies covered with powered sugar, always a crowd favorite. Ingredients 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 cup flour (not sifted) 1/2 cup butter 1 cup pecans, chopped Method Blend butter, salt, and sugar. Add […]

Cherry Cookies

Cherry Cookies

Ingredients 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup shortening 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries 2/3 cup sugar Method Chill – Roll into small balls, press flat with a glass.  Bake 400-degrees for 10 minutes. 

Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies

A vintage handwritten recipe for Butter Cookies for a cookie press. Make these cookies with shortening, butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, lemon juice, sifted flour, and salt. Ingredients 1 cup shortening 1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs, yolks only 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 1/2 cups sifted flour & salt […]