Whipped Shortbread Cookies

This is a recipe I got from a mission-serving friend. I baked some up, today, and they are delish; especially if you like shortbread. They have the shortbread flavor, but are so light, they melt on your tongue. I did use candied cherries on mine, but I'm going to experiment with other things. Maybe I'll try a piece of a candy cane, a pecan, a chocolate kiss; I don't know, but this is a keeper recipe for me.

Brownie Cookies

Cream:
½ cup shortening
2 tsp vanilla
1 ¾ cup sugar

Beat in:
2 eggs, one at a time

Add:
8 Tbsp cocoa
½ tsp salt
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup milk

Roll balls of dough in powdered sugar and place on greased pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes. (They may look gooey, but if you overcook them they will be as hard as a rock.)

Mrs. McQueen's Oatmeal Crispies

Grandpa Hoyle's favorite cookies - IF you add 1-1/2 cups of raisins! They have a soft center and a crispy outside. Very yummy!

 My mom thinks she got this recipe in around 1959 from Mrs. McQueen who was her friend's mother. We've been using it ever since. This is a picture of the original recipe card on which my mom wrote it.