Cukrove Kukesy
SUGAR COOKIES
½ cup soft shortening (half butter)
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp. milk or cream
1 tsp. flavoring (vanilla or lemon or both)
1¼ cups sifted flour
¼ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
Mix shortening, sugar, and egg together thoroughly. Stir in milk and flavoring. For additional flavor add 3 or 4 drops butter flavornig. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and stir into creamed mixture. Chill the dough. Roll very thin and cut into desired shapes. Place on lightly greased cooky sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 425 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes until delicately browned. Makes about 5 dozen 2½ inch cookies.
Medovi Kukesy
HONEY COOKIES
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup honey
1 level tsp. baking powder
1 cut hot coffee
1 cup raisins
2 tsps. vanilla
3 tsps. soda
6 to 7 cups flour
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, honey, hot coffee, raisins, and vanilla. Add the flour with baking powder, and soda last. Drop with teaspoon on greased pan and bake, or form into balls and bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
Smetanove Mechurinky
CREAM PUFFS
½ cup butter
1 cup hot water
1 cup flour
4 eggs
¼ tsp. salt
Add the butter to the hot water and bring to boiling point. Add flour and salt all at one time. Stir rapidly and constantly until the paste leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from the fire and when cool add the eggs one at a time, beating until thoroughly blended with the paste mixture. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased baking sheet about two inches apart or bake in muffin pans. During baking, the dough expands to twice or more its original size. Bake in a hot oven 425 degrees until puffed and golden brown for 25 minutes. This makes about 12 medium sized puffs. When cool slit the side, fill with whipped cream, crushed fruit, or custard. If desired, sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.
