Homemade Cookies Author:Nell Beaubien Nichols (Editor) Americans made their own cookie discoveries. Chocolate chip cookies are the classic example. Developed by a Massachusetts home economist who cut up chocolate and added it to her cookie dough when she found her raisin box empty, the cookies caught on at once and skyrocketed to popularity across the country. — Jumbo Sugar Cookies are an... more »other all-American treat. The sugar-cinnamon top scents the kitchen delightfully while they bake. One of our home economists who tested this recipe baked a batch and took them to a P.T.A. food sale. They sold fast! These big cookies are first cousins of Snickerdoodles, an early American, but you handle the dough differently and the ingredients vary somewhat.
There are many reasons for Christmas cookies other than sharing the treats with visiting friends. They make ideal gifts from the home kitchen to neighbors, shut-ins, business associates and other friends. « less