Compost Cookies - circa 1950
COMPOST COOKIES
INGREDIENTS
1 CUP BUTTER 1# POWDERED SUGAR
3 CUPS GRAHAM CRACKERS (1/2#) 1 TSP VANILLA
2 CUPS OATMEAL 1 CUP NUTS (OPTION)
1/2 CUP PEANUTS 12 OZ CHOC. CHIPS
1 CAKE PARAFIN
DIRECTIONS
MIX ALL EXCEPT CHOCOLATE & PARAFIN IN MIXER
SHAPE WITH HANDS INTO FINGERS -shaped (ROLLS)
ALLOW TO DRY ON WAX PAPER COVERED TRAY FOR
1-2 HOURS
MELT CHOCOLATE WITH WAX IN TOP OF DOUBLE
BOILER OVER HOT WATER
DIP COOKIES WITH FORK OR TONGS
ALLOW TO SET ON TRAY TO COOL
NOTES: Freezes great. You will need to hide them from your kids. Recipe from my Grandma Cleta Fangman of
Freeport, ILL who passed away in 1995. These were always our family's favorite cookie.