My husband’s great-grandmother’s tea cake recipe.
Drop Cookies
August Fig Cookies
Thick cookies made with fresh figs and walnuts are not overbearingly sweet, but just right. Taste great in the morning with some tea or lemonade!
Mom’s Cookies
This is one of my mom’s favorite cookies that she made quite often. Mom had lots of family and friends over and they always had these cookies on hand with tea.
Hermits with Wine
Mom won five dollars for this recipe in 1933 which bought us groceries. Everyone who partakes asks for recipe. We learned of their keeping value only when she sent them to troops in Korea. Before that none of the cookies had lasted long enough for us to know if they kept well! Store separated by wax paper. Substitute dates for the raisins if desired.
Crunchy Date Rounds
I got this recipe as a young girl when I spent the summer with my great grandma. Now I make them for my family and they all love them. "Granny" lives on if only through my recipe box.
Benne Cookies
I got this recipe from my Aunt Sue, a great cookie baker. Be sure not to make them too big or too close together or you’ll end up with one big cookie.
Fruitcake Cookies I
This recipe was given to me by my mother. It makes a BIG batch. They taste better and better if left a couple weeks before eating.
Crunchy Chip Cookies
Somewhat like a chocolate chip cookie but this one has the added crunch of crisp rice cereal.
Pecan Lace Cookies I
These cookies should be very brittle. Test one or two to get the correct baking time before baking the entire batch.
Maple Pecan Crisps
This is a light, crisp cookie that tastes just like sugary maple syrup. The aroma that will waft through your house while these are baking is almost as good as the taste!
Java Chocolaty Cookies
These are chocolate chip cookies with a hint of coffee. The chocolate syrup makes them very chocolaty.
Oreo® Balls
This is a major hit at my house! Made them for Christmas and also for my mother on Mother’s Day! Hint: when mixing Oreos® and cream cheese, do it with your clean hands! Store remaining Oreo® balls in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Coconut Buffalo Chip Cookies
I tweaked this recipe so much that it’s now my own. Also known as (at least by me) ‘Everything but the kitchen sink cookies,’ these cookies have a fun variety of ingredients in them for a ton of texture and flavor. The photo is of them both with and without the cocoa powder.