Congo Bars

Snicker Doodles

	˝ Cup of butter or margarine softened
	˝ Cup of Crisco
	1 ˝ Cups of sugar
	2 eggs
	2-ž Cup gold medal flour
	2 tsp cream of tartar
	1 tsp soda
	ź tsp salt
	2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix butter, shortening, eggs and sugar (1 ˝ cups) thoroughly. Blend in flour, tartar, soda and salt. Drop by the 1 tsp full (round off in balls in hand) onto an ungreased cooked sheet after rolling the 2 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp cinnamon mixed. Do not flatten them out. Bake for 8-10 minutes (or just until brown so they stay soft.)

Peanut Butter Cookies

Makes about 3 doz.

	1/2 cup shortening
	1/2 cup peanut butter
	1/2 cup sugar
	1/2 cup brown sugar
	1 egg
	1 1/4 cup flour
	1/2 tsp baking powder
	3/4 tsp soda
	1/4 tsp salt

Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugar and egg. Sift rest of ingredients together and stir in. Oven 375. Bake 10-12 minutes.

Congo Bars

	1 pkg. Brown Sugar
	12 oz. Chocolate Chips
	2/3 cups butter
	1 cup Chopped nuts
	3 Eggs well-beaten
	1 tsp Vanilla
	2 3/4 Cups Flour
	2 1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder
	1/2 Tsp. Salt

Melt butter in large sauce pan on low heat, remove & add sugar, mix well by hand.

Stir in beaten eggs, add sifted dry ingredients, chocolate chips, nuts, vanilla.

Spread in 10 1/2 X15 1/2 pan. 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool pan completely then cut with sharp knife.

Banana Bread

	1/2 Cup Crisco
	1 Cup Brown Sugar
	2 Eggs
	1/2 Cup Nuts-Crushed
	1 tsp Soda
	1/2 tsp Salt
	2 cups Flour
	2 Bananas-Ripe

Cream shorting, add sugar, eggs and mix well. Then add bananas, nuts and the dry ingredients. Grease and flour pan and bake for 1 hour at 350 oven. (muffins - 20 minutes)

Carrot Cake

	2 cups Sugar
	1 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
	3 cups grated carrots
	2 cups Flour
	1 tbls Salt
	1 tbls Soda
	1 tbls Cinnamon
	4 Eggs
	Walnuts

Mix all together and cook at 350 for 90 minutes.

Icing: Mix

	8 oz Cream Cheese
	2 cups confectioners sugar
	2 tsp vanilla
	2 tbls butter