My Great Grandmother's recipe book of cookies and cakes. I'm slowly trying them and made her recipe called "My Spice Cookies" this weekend. A few interesting things, it calls for saleratus but I used modern baking soda instead. As per norm, she doesn't say how long to bake for and I had to experiment (settled on around 18 minutes). I also like that while these are spice cookies, the instructions just say Spice - no amounts or types!
Anyway, here's Lucie Patterson's Spice Cookie recipe:
1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup brown sugar - creamed
1/4 cup granulated sugar (generous)
3 egg yolks
pinch salt
1/2 cup sour milk (thick)
~ 1/2 tsp saleratus dissolved *
1 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup currants, 1/2 cup nuts, 1/2 cup chopped candied fruits **
Spices ***
Flour to thicken to proper consistency to drop from spoon ****
Cook in 325 F - brown well.
VERY GOOD.
(Notes from making it: * used 1/2 tsp baking soda, worked fine. ** used sweetened cranberries as candied fruits. *** used 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp mace, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, dash cayenne. **** used 1 1/4 cup flour).
I agree with her self-assessment, these are very good!
