Belle Elder Cookies (depression era recipe)

By dkosik

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 T. butter
• 1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 1/2 rounded tsp. soda
• 1 1/2 c. milk
• 3 c. flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 1/2 c. raisins, coconut or nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar. Dissolve soda in milk. Sift flour and spices together. Add alternately with milk and soda mix to sugar and butter. Stir until smooth and stir in choice of nuts, raisins or coconut. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees in greased 10 x 15-inch jelly roll pan. When cool, ice with powdered sugar icing.