by RetroRuth | Dec 24, 2012 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Hope everyone is all geared up for Christmas! If your holiday spirit hasn’t reached a fever pitch yet, I might have something to get your motor running. Here are the ten vintage Christmas cookie recipes we tried this year! (If you want to be ultra-festive, you could...
by RetroRuth | Dec 22, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The WORST
This is it! The 10th Day! And on the 10th Day of Vintage Christmas cookies, I gave to Tom… Fancy Layer Cookies!! I was actually really excited to make these bars. The recipe is from a 1959 Pet Milk Pamphlet entitled, “Cookies, Cookies”. With a name like that, the...
by RetroRuth | Dec 20, 2012 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Yep. That’s right. There is ketchup in these cookies. And gumdrops. We can’t forget about that. When I saw this recipe in a Betty Crocker pamphlet from the 1960’s, I immediately put it on my to-make list. For some reason, I am a total sucker for recipes that randomly...
by RetroRuth | Dec 19, 2012 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts
Well, we’ve brought you some amazing vintage Christmas cookies these past few days so now, in true Mid-Century Menu fashion, it’s time to bring you some cookies that aren’t so great. We’ve saved the “best” for last and are now happy to bring you: Christmas Snowballs!...
by RetroRuth | Dec 18, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
What would a mid-century Christmas cookie plate be without some spritz cookies? I was thrilled when I found this recipe for Snowflake Spritz in the April 1969 issue of Mail Box News because…well…I have this vintage cookie gun…. It’s the Cookie-Chef Trig-A-Matic Pastry...
by RetroRuth | Dec 17, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, The BEST
What can I saw about almond-flavored baked goods, except that I love them? I thought everyone’s vintage-inspired cookie plate should have at least one almond treat on it, and if you love almond these bars are totally it. This recipe is from (once again) the March 1973...
