Recipe for Pineapple Cookies



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Recipe for Pineapple Cookies


Pineapple Cookies Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 can crushed pineapple
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions Recipe for Pineapple Cookies

   Stir vanilla into crushed pineapple. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Add pineapple and stir until well blended. Sift flour, salt, soda, and baking powder together. Stir gradually into batter. When mix thoroughly drop by spoonful on to ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.


Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 can crushed pineapple
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup Crisco

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Pineapple Squares Recipe

   Put the crushed pineapple in pan with the next 3 ingredients. Bring to a boil till cornstarch is clear. Set aside. Then mix all the next ingredients together to get a crumble affect. Put half of this into the greased 7 1/2 by 7 1/2 square pan, spread pineapple mixture over and cover the rest of mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. After baking, cool. Cover with confectioners sugar. Make 16 squares. Variation: Instead of pineapple take cherry pie filling. Serve warm with ice cream.

List of Cookie Recipes

Applesauce Cookies
Brownie and Chocolate Cookie
Dates, Raisin Cookies
Fortune Cookie
Ginger Cookie
Lemonade Cookie
Molasses Cookies
Oatmeal Cookie
Peanut Butter Cookie
Pineapple Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Sugar Cookie
Sugarless Cookies

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup