Classic cookie recipes from the '30s - Click Americana

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1-1/2 cup pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon extract or spice of choice
• 1 square chocolate, melted
• 1/3 cocoa to dry ingredients
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 1-1/2 teaspoons anise, caraway, or cardamom seeds
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs, well-beaten
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2-1/2 cups pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup sour milk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 5 cups pastry flour (approximately)