Recipe for Bess's Egg-Less Cookies

The Recipe for Bess's Egg-Less Cookies is from the story 'From Pride and Bride by JoAnn A. Grote in the collection A Bride for a Bit.

Bess's Egg-Less Cookies

1. 2 cups sugar
2. 1 cup milk
3. 1 cup butter
4. Half-teaspoon nutmeg
5. Half-teaspoon soda
6. Flour to make thick enough to roll

Sprinkle with granulated sugar and roll over lightly with the rolling pin. Then cut out and press a whole raisin in the center of each; or when done very light brown, brush over while still hot with a soft bit of rag dipped in a thick syrup of sugar and water, sprinkle with currants and return them to the oven for a moment. These require a quick oven, if using a wood stove. For modern stoves, bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

Recipe based on egg-less cookie recipe from Buckeye Cookery, 1880.

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