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Kies are the way to a dad's heart

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NOTHING says “I iove you” on Father's Day like a plate of freshly baked, home-

made cookies.

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Father's Day Feature,
Sunday June 13.

DIAMOND “GOLDMAN

JEWELLERS

olfers

DO all fathers really
have a sweet tooth, or
does it just seem that
way?

Mine certainly did, and I
remember always making
cookies or something sweet
tor Dad on his day when |
was a kid.

Father's Dav is just as
good a day as any to use as an
excuse to make a sweet treat,
so go for it. Hf there’s a dad in
the picture, wrap up a bextul
and tie a ribbon around the
package. Add a meaningful
home-made card, and he'll
aporeciate the effort you went
to more than all the shopping
time and money you could
have spent.

Dad’s Cookies

Tronieally, this is my
mom's recipe for dad's cuok-
ies. It was probably her
mom’s too, and could be a

_ century old.

The recipe card, passed

‘down through the generations

now to me, is covered in

unidentified blotches and

stains, and is grainy with

spilled flour or baking pow-
er.

1c. flour

1c. coconut

1 c, brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking powder
4 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. vanilla

1c. oatmeal

4c, butter

pinch salt

Thoroughly mix dry ingre-
dients except oatmeal. Rub in
the butter until the whole
mixture is consistent.

Add oatmeal. Beat eggs in

_ Separate bowl, and add vaniila

Cooking two perfection

and eags to dry ingredients.
Mix in.

Drop by spoontil onto
buttered baking sheet and

- press each down with a fork.

Bake in 375-degree oven until
just brown, 10 minutes or so.

Em’s Cookies

My daughter is now bigger
than Tam, but she’s been
making these cookies since she
reached my knees and we
used a wood stove to cook
on.

She's not a precise cook
and everything goes in but
the kitchen sink. Her dad has
always loved them. Probably
your dad will too.

4 ¢. shortening

4c. white sugar

4 ¢. brown sugar

1 egg

4 tsp. vanilla

1c. flour

4 tsp. baking soda

% tsp. baking powder
4 tsp. salt

1c. quick-cooking oats
4c. Cheerios

“4c, Shreddies

4 c. Rice Keispies
% c. chocolate chips
4 c, peanut butter

Cream shortening (you
can use margarine, butter, or
whatever) white and brown
sugar, and add egg and vanil-
la. ;

Stir in rest of ingredients,

THE INGLIS
DISHWASHER

or whatever vou have hanging
around and decide to substi-
tute in approximately the
same quantities.

Drop dough by teaspoon
two inches apart on ungreased
baking sheet. Bake at 375
degrees for about 10 minutes.

Monster Cookies

These aren’t especially for
monsters, like dad's cookies
are for dads, but monsters
probably would like them.
They certainly enjoy making
them, even if they have to
save a tew for dad. Because
they're big, dad really doesn’t
need many, anyway.

2 eggs
1 ¢. brown sugar

% c. white sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. corn syrup
1 tsp. baking soda

4c. margarine

1 c. peanut butter
3 c. rolled oats .
4 c. chocolate chips
% c. Smarties

Mix everything together
and put large spoonfuls on
cookie sheet. Press flar and
bake at 350 degrees for about
12 minutes.

Ginger Snaps

For some reason ginger
snaps always make me think of
dads, too. This is one of the
best recipes I've ever tried for
these classic old favourites. I
got it from Bernice and then
discovered it was exactly the
same recipe as my Mom's.
Now, that must be some rec-
ommendation.

ic. shortening

ls sugar):

legg ..

% CProlasses ‘

2 Tose

} sp. ginger

ing soda

ie, cinnamon -

\ tsp. cloves

Cream shortening : and .
sugar, and add egg and".
molasses. Siit dry ingredients
and add to creaméd mixture.
Blend well, then form into

‘small balls and [rollin sw hie

sugar.
Place two inches apart on

an ungreased cookie shect.
Bake in 375 degree oven until.
done, about eight minutes. ~
They burn easily, so be watch-
ful.

Starbucks
adds variety

REMEMBER cooling | off
last summer. _ with”
Frappuccino or Tiazzi from
Starbucks? -

This year, the. coffee. giant
has added some new flavotirs
to its roster of hot’ Weather

_ treacs.

As>well ‘as: Coffee. and
Mocha * Frappuccinos, this

~ year there’ is’ Rhumba. and

Caramel. And along with the
Wild Berry and. Mango Citrus
Tiazzis, this year there is also
Peach,. Berries 8 Cream,
Orange & Cream. and
Peaches & Cream.”

— Deana Lancaster