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CAKES, COOKIES AND CONFECTIONS
Bavarian Christmas Cookies
| ½ lb. fat (butter preferred) | ¼ lb. sugar |
| ¾ lb. flour |
Roll very thin and cut into small round cakes. Spread a little well beaten yolk in the center of each. Sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon or finely chopped nuts and bake in a slow oven.
DROP COOKIES
Orange Favors
| 1 c. sugar | 1 lemon, juice of this and 1 tsp. of grated rind |
| 1 c. flour | 4 eggs |
Mix like sponge cake. Drop from tip of teaspoon on greased paper or pan. Bake in moderate oven. Spread with orange marmalade or lemon butter, putting two cookies together. Dust with powdered sugar. (See cake fillings for lemon butter.)
Cornflake Macaroons
| 2 egg whites, beaten stiff | Cornflakes to make very stiff |
| ½ c. sugar | Grated lemon or orange rind |
| 1 tsp. vanilla |
Fold carefully together and bake as Meringues in a slow oven.
Meringues
| 3 egg whites, beaten stiff | 1 c. fine granulated sugar folded in |
| Flavoring |
Drop in oval shape onto wet letter paper
