Cookies-Part 2
SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
There are a couple of cookies that I have made in the past – the very distant past – but my family thought were quite good, so I would like to share them here.
One is called Eskimo Cookies, that my beloved sister-in-law, DiVoran got from a good friend of hers, Jenny. I have taken these to cookie-exchanges before, and they seem to be a hit. The good thing about them, is that they are a no-cook cookie. How can that be, you ask? Well, here it is:
ESKIMO COOKIES
Ingredients:
¾ cup butter, softened
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp water
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 cups uncooked oatmeal
Directions:
Let the butter stand in a bowl until soft.
Cream with a wooden spoon and add the sugar. Cream well
Stir in the vanilla, water and cocoa powder.
Add oatmeal, and mix well.
Shape into small balls and roll in powdered sugar..
Keep in the refrigerator.
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In 1971, when we were moving from Loring AFB, Maine to San Antonio, Texas, we stopped in a neat place called Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. It is a ways from Boston, but not far from the Connecticut state line. It is very like Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, but we hadn’t seen Colonial Williamsburg by that time, so this was a unique experience for us.
While there, we purchased some of their home-made cookies. We enjoyed them so much, that I purchased a small booklet of cookie recipes.
I must admit that I only tried one of the cookie recipes, but we enjoyed them, all the same. They are called “Quakers.” Here’s the recipe:
QUAKERS
As you can see, I made a notation for myself – the 2 cups of brown sugar equals one (1) 16-oz. box. I usually pack the sugar down into the measuring cup. And I admit that I have never tried to make any other cookie from this cookbook – even the Hobnails on the next page…although they sound intriguing.
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Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
Old Things R New 