Lets Make Some Cookies 1956 Recipe From General Foods Day 1 Butterscotch Dream Bars

Cookies were always best when my mama or grandma made them.

Today I will share a wonderful recipe from the Cookies Galore Recipe Book dated 1956.

Come back for more recipes in the days coming. Fill up the cookie jars with home made cookies.

BUTTERSCOTCH DREAM BARS

1/2 cup butter or other shortening
1/2 cup of Grape Nuts
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 cup of sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon Calumet baking powder
1/8 tsp soda
1/4 tsp salt

     Melt shortening in saucepan.  Add cereal and cook about 1 minute. Add sugar and mix well.  Cool.  Stir in egg and vanilla.  Sift flour once, measure , add baking powder, soda , salt and sift again.. Add flour mixture to cereal mixture, a small amount at a time mixing well after each addition.
Spread into greased 8 x 8 x

2 inch pan and bake in moderate oven 350 degrees about 25 minutes. Cool.  Cut into bars.  Makes 24

COCONUT DREAMS  Use above recipe . With last addition of flour , blend in 3/4 cup Bakers coconut cut into fine pieces.

DATE DREAMS .  Use above recipe for Butterscotch Dream Bars.  With last addition of flour , stir in 1/2 cup cut dates.