dessert recipes

Popcorn Fruit Cookies


cookies

1 cup finely ground popped corn
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely cut dried fruit, any kind
1/2 cup melted shortening
1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup water
1 egg, well beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup corn-meal
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
4 teaspoon baking powder

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking powder, nutmeg, salt, and corn-meal. Combine shortening sugar. Add egg. Add milk and water. Mix thoroughly. Add flour mixture, popped corn, and dried fruit. Mix thoroughly. Turn onto lightly floured board. Roll in sheet 1/3 inch thick. Cut with floured cutter. Place on slightly oiled baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (425 F) 10-12 minutes. 30 servings. Grace Viall Gray, Glen Ellyn, IL.