Congo Bars

2 ¾ cups flour

2 ½ tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

2/3 cup margarine

2 ½ cups brown sugar

3 eggs

Chocolate chips

Chopped nuts

Directions:  Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.  

Melt margarine.  Stir in brown sugar – cool slightly.  Add eggs, one at a time.  Add 

flour mixture, chocolate chips, and nuts.  Batter will be heavy.  Spread in greased 

jelly roll pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.  

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Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

1½ cups sugar

1 cup margarine

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

4 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 2 tsp. hot water

Directions:  Cream together margarine, sugar, vanilla, and eggs.  Add soda mixture 

and flour, slowly.  Roll dough into 1” balls.  Drop on greased cookie sheet.  Press 

with fork.  Sprinkle with sugar.  Bake at 250 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

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Snickerdoodles

1 cup shortening

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

2 ¾ cups flour

2 tsp. cream of tarter

1 tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

3 T. sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions:  Mix together shortening, 1 ½ cups sugar, and eggs.  Sift together flour, 

cream of tarter, baking soda and salt.  Add to creamed mixture.  Chill dough.  Roll 

into 1” balls.  

Combine sugar and cinnamon.  Roll dough balls in mixture.  Place on ungreased 

cookie sheet.  Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, at 400 degrees for 8-10 

minutes.

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Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies

2 egg whites, room temperature

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup regular or superfine sugar (1/2 cup also works)

6 ounces chocolate chips, miniature chips or finely diced

semi or bittersweet chocolate

1/4 chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted first is even tastier

Directions:  Preheat oven to 300°F.

Beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt, cream of tartar and vanilla, and beat mixture 

again until it holds soft peaks. Add the sugar, gradually, beating the batter until it is 

stiff. Fold in the nuts and chocolate chips. Spoon batter onto parchment-paper-lined 

baking sheets. Bake for 25 minutes. Undersides of cookies should be golden or lightly 

tanned. 

Note:  There are two approaches to baking meringues. This shorter cooking time at a 

higher temperature yields a cookie with a crackly, crumbly exterior and an almost 

hollow center. A more traditional approach is a longer baking time, 200 degrees for 

1.5 to 2 hours. Take the longer-baked version out when they are slightly golden and 

firm to the touch. They will be more soft and fluffy, like miniature pavlovas.

M&M Cookies

1 cup shortening/margarine

1 cup brown sugar ½ cup sugar

2 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs

2 ¼ cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt 1 ½ cup M&Ms

½ cup nuts, chopped

Directions:  Mix shortening, sugars.  Beat in vanilla and eggs.  Sift together dry 

ingredients.  Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture.  Blend well.  Stir in nuts and 

some candies.  Drop on greased cookie sheet.  Decorate with remaining candies.  

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

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