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Icebox Cookie Recipe
Before The Days Of Refrigerator Cookie Recipes Kitchens Had Iceboxes
The advent of iceboxes and the icebox cookie recipe made baking cookies easy and convenient. Freezing cookie dough in long rolls in an icebox and simply slicing off cookies from the frozen roll when needed for baking proved to be a hit with busy homemakers everywhere.
We never had an icebox on the farm, but I recall my Aunt Daisy had one. Once, while playing outside with my cousin Barbara, the iceman arrived and installed a fresh block of ice in the ice compartment. It was a warm day, and as he chipped the block to size, he offered Barbara and me small chunks of frozen ice to suck on. My aunt came outside soon after and made us throw them away, saying it was lake ice and unclean. We were quite disappointed, not realizing the dangers.
Are you old enough to remember the kitchen icebox? If you watch reruns of "The Honeymooners" hit comedy series from the early 1950s, you'll see Ralph and Alice Kramden's old icebox sitting next to their kitchen stove, with its pan of water resting beneath it waiting to be emptied. Ralph always failed to convince Alice that he had given her the latest in modern conveniences. I wonder if Alice made icebox cookies for Ralph.
Icebox Cookie RecipeThese old-fashioned, homemade cookie dough recipes are taken from Mom's old recipe scrapbook, circa 1929.
Basic Icebox Cookie RecipeHow To Make Icebox Cookies:
If you have a refrigerator or any sort of icebox, no doubt you make icebox cookies the year-round. Whether you have ice or not, you can make cookies in this way from now until spring, as you can chill the dough by placing it in a covered container out-of-doors. It won't hurt the dough to freeze.
The icebox method has two great advantages over rolling out the dough. It is much quicker, and as no flour has to be added after the dough is made, and there is no manipulation of the dough with the hands or rolling pin, the cookies are shorter and of better texture than when rolled.
How To Freeze Cookie Dough:
Mixing cookie dough is done as usual, then shape it in long rolls from 1-1/2 to 3 inches in diameter, depending on the size of cookie you want. Wrap in waxed paper and place in the icebox or in a covered container out-of-doors until the cold has hardened it well. When well hardened, take a sharp knife and slice off pieces of whatever thickness you want for cookies. Place on baking sheet or pan and bake as usual.
Chewy Icebox Cookies1 cup butter, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 eggs, 3-1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 cup nuts, 1/2 cup raisins, 1 teaspoon flavouring.
Cream butter and sugar; add beaten eggs. Sift four with baking powder and add to butter and sugar. Add flavouring, nuts and raisins. Form into a long roll about 2 inches in diameter, wrap in waxed paper, and let stand in the icebox until stiff enough to cut off in thin slices. Bake in a moderate oven.
These cookies are most satisfactory if you have a refrigerator or icebox. The dough can be kept almost indefinitely, and a few cookies baked at a time.
Beatrice Little's Icebox Cookie RecipeBeatrice Little, not to be confused with Beatrice Lilly, was a noted Broadway performer in the first half of the twentieth century. Late in her career, she had a cameo role in the 1956 Best Picture Oscar winning movie "Around The World In 80 Days" produced by Michael Todd.
Basic cookie dough recipe: 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon soda dissolved in tablespoon water. Knead into roll and place in refrigerator or icebox on waxed paper until it is chilled; cut paper-thin slices and cook in moderate oven.
Iowa Butterscotch Cookie RecipesYou can make three different cookies from this butterscotch flavored icebox cookie recipe -- all three interesting and quite delicious. Make them with fine shortening and you will have crisp, snappy cookies with delicious flavours, and they are so easy to bake when the pans are greased.
One cup shortening, 2 cups brown sugar, 2 eggs unbeaten, 1 cup nutmeats chopped fine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 cups pastry flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon soda.
Cream shortening and sugar thoroughly; add eggs, nuts, and vanilla. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and soda together. Mix well. Turn onto floured board. Divide the batter and knead each half into oblong rolls about 3 inches in diameter. Lay in greased pans and cover with waxed paper and put in icebox overnight, or until thoroughly chilled. When ready to bake, slice thin, and bake in moderate oven (350°F) for 10 minutes. This makes about 75 cookies.
California Chocolate Cookies:
Use Butterscotch Recipe. After adding eggs stir in 3/4 cup cocoa. Follow the same method for mixing and baking.
New York Raisin Nut Cookies:
Use Butterscotch Recipe. Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon, sifting with dry ingredients. After adding eggs stir in 1 cup raisins with the nutmeats, both having been put through the food chopper.
Icebox Shortbread Cookie Recipe1 cup icing sugar, 2 cups butter, 4 cups flour. Mix well, knead until the dough begins to crack, shape into a round cake about 1/2 inch thick, crimping the edge like a pie crust, or roll out and cut like cookies, or prepare as you would icebox cookies. Bake on ungreased tins in a slow oven until delicately browned. Allow the shortbread to cool on the tin.
For Christmas or special occasions, shortbread cookies are nice when decorated by pressing pieces of blanched almonds, citron, peel or candied cherries in each icebox cookie slice just before baking.
Aunt Audrey’s Icebox Cookie Recipe1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1-3/4 cups flour, 2 cups chopped nuts. Mix first three ingredients, next three, then combine all; pack in waxed paper and put in icebox overnight, then turn out and slice; or, drop by teaspoon onto greased pan. Decorate with currants, nuts, raisins or cherries. Bake in moderate oven.
Try an icebox cookie recipe tonight. It's always handy to have a roll of frozen cookie dough in the fridge or freezer. You never know when you'll have company.
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