Cookies

Carousel Cookies

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Instructions from https://www.cooks.com/recipe/by8ge3ws/carousel-cookies.html

1 cup shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 egg, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts
jam

Preheat oven to 375°.
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg yolk, vanilla, and salt. Add flour; mix well. Beat egg white until frothy. Shape level measuring tablespoons of dough into balls. Dip balls into egg white. Roll in nuts. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten slightly. Indent centers; fill with preserves. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly brown. 

Baby Ruth Cookies

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1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
vanilla (1 teaspoon?)
1 large Baby Ruth candy bar, cut into small pieces.

Cream shortening and sugar, then beat in the egg and the vanilla and set aside. Mix the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, just until incorporated. Stir in the candy bar pieces. Refrigerate until firm.

Preheat oven to 375° and drop the dough by spoonful onto grease baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.