Picnic Cookie Recipes

Grandma's old fashioned picnic cookie recipes are handy to have on hand for year-round picnics and backyard gatherings. Everybody loves to eat cookies, and these favorites are easy-to-make, wholesome, and satisfyingly delicious.

Old Fashioned Picnic Cookie Recipes

One Hundred Picnic Suggestions (1915)

Oatmeal Drop Cookies

For this old fashioned picnic cookie recipe, chop 2 cups of rolled oats, add 1 cup of seeded and cut raisins, 1 cup of pecans or walnuts, broken in small pieces, and 1 cup of butter creamed with 1 scant cup of sugar.

Add 3 beaten eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda dissolved in 1/3 cup of milk. Add the grated rind of 1 orange and 1 tablespoon of the juice, and 2 cups of flour.

Drop from small spoon on buttered tin and bake (350°F) till done. When cool pack in layers in a box with waxed paper between each layer.

Old Time Rock Cookies

Cream 1 cup of butter, add 1 cup of fine granulated sugar, 3 beaten eggs and beat well. Add 1 cup of flour sifted with 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and beat 15 minutes.

Add 1 cup each of seeded raisins or sultanas, currants, and chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, or pecans), and 3 tablespoons of brandy (optional). A few chopped dates may also be added, if at hand.

Drop from a spoon onto a buttered paper and bake in a quick oven (425°F). These will keep for a long time. Wrap each one in waxed paper and pack in a tin box. Perfect for picnics.

Cookies With Pineapple Filling

Cook 2 cups of minced or shredded pineapple with 1 cup of sugar and the juice of a lemon. When thick, cool and add a grating of the yellow rind of the lemon.

Spread this between ladyfingers, macaroons, or plain drop cookies, and pack in layers in a box with waxed paper and cardboard between each layer.

Toasted Mallow Treats

Graham crackers
Peanut butter
Marshmallows

For each mallow sandwich, spread one cracker with peanut butter. Top with hot toasted marshmallow and second cracker. Press together slightly.

Chocolate Nut Bars

For this old fashioned picnic cookie recipe, mix 1/2 cup of softened butter with 1 cup of granulated sugar, 2 squares of melted chocolate, a pinch of salt, 2 well-beaten egg yolks, and 1/4 cup of flour.

Beat well and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1 cup of broken pecan meats, and 1/4 cup of flour sifted with 1/2 teaspoon of baking-powder. Turn into buttered, shallow tins and bake in a moderate oven (375°F).

Cut into bars while still warm. When cool, wrap each bar in waxed paper. So handy to take on picnics.