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NEW COOKY SWEEPS THE NATION - This luscious cooky
from the New England Toll House, Whitman, Mass.,
enjoyed immediate and continuing popularity. It was
introduced to homemakers in 1939 on our radio series
"Famous Foods from Famous Places."
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
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2/3 cup shortening (part butter or
margarine)
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
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1 egg
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1 tsp. vanilla
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11/2 cups Gold Medal Flour
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1/2 tsp. soda
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1/2 tsp. salt
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1/2 cup chopped nuts
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1 pkg. (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate pieces (1
cup)
Recipe:
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Heat oven to 375' (quick mod.).
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Mix shortening, sugars, egg, and vanilla
thoroughly.
Measure flour by, dipping method (p. 5) or by
sifting. (For a softer, rounded cooky, add 1/4 cup
more flour.)
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Stir dry ingredients together; blend in.
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Mix in nuts and chocolate pieces.
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Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2" apart
on ungreased baking sheet.
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Bake 8 to 10 min., or until delicately browned.
(Cookies should still be soft.) Cool slightly
before removing from baking sheet. Makes 4 to 5
doz. 2" cookies.
Note: It you use Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour,
omit soda and salt.
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CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS
Make dough for Chocolate Chip Cookies (left) -except
spread in greased oblong pan, 13x9V2x2". Bake in 375'
oven 20 to 25 min. Makes 48 bars.
SURPRISE COOKIES
Make Chocolate Chip Cookies (left) -except use 11/4
cups chocolate-covered raisins or chocolate-covered
peanuts in place of chocolate pieces.
CHOCOLATE CHIP PEPPERMINT COOKIES
Make Chocolate Chip Cookies (left) -except add 1/2
cup crushed peppermint-stick candy.
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Historical Highlights
1935 - Will Rogers, beloved humorist, killed in
air crash.
1936 - Edward VIII abdicates the British throne
to marry the woman he loves; later they became
the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
1938-Premiere of "Gone with the Wind," later to
become the most popular motion picture of all
time.
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