1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine or butter,
1 softened
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
Directions
Mix sugar, margarine, eggs, & vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Divide into 3 equal parts. Shape each part into a roll, about 1 1/2
inches in diameter. Wrap & refrigerate at least 4 hrs. Heat oven to
400 degrees. Cut rolls into 1/8 inch slices. Place about 1 inch apart
on ungreased cookie shoot. /bake 8 to 10 min. Immediately remove from
cookie sheet.
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Servings: 84 servings
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Categories: Christmas; Cookie; Holiday
The History of Recipes
Transcribed cooking instructions as a concept can be observed back into history, in truth as far back into recorded history as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. However, these, ancient records were just simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered, according to historians is a series of stone tablets in ancient Sumerian which recount the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel blissful. Much later, in Roman times a man called Apicius compiled a few documents which described recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and dessert, something we still use today. Aspicius tells us how the ancient chefs made use of a wide range of aromatic flavors, including many that are still in use today such as bay, rue and asafoetida. Later on, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many new foods and spices from the holy lands, such as coriander, parsley, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new foods and spices created an explosion in recipe manuscripts, many of which still exist in private libraries. Over the succeeding few hundred years, the wealthy families of the West tried to serve the most extravagent meals, and consequentially cooks and their collection of recipes were greatly in demand. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 19th century that haute cuisine and recipe collections became really popular. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, dedicated years of their lives to assembling, trying out, and recording recipes for their fellow cooks to enjoy. When we get to the twentieth century, cooking books were increasing in popularity as a result of better eduction, people having more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Christmas Cookie Slices recipe.
