Vintage Cookie Recipes
The webpage has a modest collection of “Recipes for Baking Cookies” that harkens back to straightforward, no-fuss baking from yesteryears.
At the heart of the page is a classic Sugar Cookie Recipe, requiring basic pantry staples.
The instructions are delightfully simple: cream the fats and sugars, mix in the liquids and dry ingredients, drop spoonfuls onto a
sheet, top with a coconut-sugar blend (heavy on the coconut), flatten, and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
The results, a chewy, tropical-twisted treat that’s perfect for beginners or anyone craving homemade comfort
without complexity.
If you’re in the mood for easy, nostalgic cookies, this hidden gem is worth a bookmark.
Try this Sample Recipe. Click on the "Cookie Recipes" link for more recipes.
Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients required1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk to which has been added 1/2 teaspoon soda
2 cups flour with dash of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
vanilla and lemon extract
Coconut
Preheat oven 400 degrees
Instructions for Cookie Recipe
Cream shortening, sugar and egg. Add sour milk or buttermilk and soda. Add flour, salt and baking powder. Then add vanilla and lemon extract. Drop by large teaspoonful on cookie sheet and sprinkle top with a mixture of coconut and sugar. More coconut than sugar. Flatten and round cookies before putting on coconut. Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees.
