MANDELCHEN

Blanch two cups of almonds and dry them overnight.  Grind very fine, add one-half cup of sugar and enough butter to knead into a very stiff paste.  Roll very thin, cut in small rounds, place in baking-tin in moderate oven.  When done, roll in grated almonds and powdered sugar.

COCOANUT KISSES

Beat the white of one egg; add one-half cup of sugar with a flavoring of vanilla, fold in one cup of shredded cocoanut, drop by teaspoonfuls on a well-greased baking-pan, inverted, and bake for about ten or twelve minutes in a slow oven.  Remove from pan when cookies are cold.

CORNFLAKE COCOANUT KISSES

Mix the whites of two eggs, beaten stiff, with one-half cup of sugar, add one-half cup of shredded cocoanut, fold in two cups of corn flakes, a pinch of salt, one-half teaspoon of vanilla.  Make and bake same as kisses above.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Beat whites of three eggs to a snow, add three-fourths cup of powdered sugar, one cup of ground sweet chocolate, one cup of walnuts chopped, three tablespoons of flour.  Drop by teaspoonful on greased baking-tin.  Bake in slow oven.

BASELER LOEKERLEIN (HONEY CAKES)

Take half a pound of strained honey, half a pound of sifted powdered sugar, half a pound of almonds (cut in half lengthwise), half a pound of finest flour, one ounce of citron (cut or chopped extremely fine), peel of a lemon, a little grated nutmeg, also a pinch of ground cloves and a wineglass of brandy.  Set the honey and sugar over the fire together, put in the almonds, stir all up thoroughly.  Next put in the spices and work into a dough.  Put away in a cold place for a week, then roll about as thick as a finger.  Bake in a quick oven and cut into strips with a sharp knife after they are baked (do this while hot), cut three inches long and two inches wide.

HONEY CAKES, No. 1

One pound of real honey, not jar; one cup of granulated sugar, four eggs, one tablespoon of allspice, three tablespoons of salad-oil, four cups of flour, well sifted; three teaspoons of baking-powder.  Warm up or heat honey, not hot, just warm.  Rub yolks well with sugar, beat whites to a froth, then mix ingredients, add flour and bake in moderate oven for one hour.

HONEY CAKES, No. 2

Three eggs, not separated, beaten with one cup of sugar, one cup of honey, one cup of blanched almonds chopped finely, one teaspoon each of allspice, cloves, and cinnamon, one cup of chocolate and flour enough to make a thick batter; one teaspoon of baking-soda.  Spread very thin on square, buttered pans, bake in a hot oven, and when done, spread with a white icing, cut into squares, and put a half blanched almond in the centre of each square.