Open to Grange members, children, grand-children of members and Junior Grange members. The contest is for Coconut Snowballs.  Submit five (5) on a plate. Put your name and Grange on the back of the plate. Judging for the baking contest is held at the State level only, no Subordinate or Pomona judging is necessary.

Yield 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

4 egg whites
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup flour
¼ tsp salt
3 cups lightly packed, flaked, sweetened coconut

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1. Beat the egg whites until firm but not dry
2. Beat in the sugar, vanilla, flour and salt
3. Stir in coconut
4. Drop by rounded spoonful on to WELL GREASED baking pan1 inch apart
5. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Cool briefly on cookie sheet and then transfer cookies to racks to finish cooling.

Open to Grange members, children, grand-children of members and Junior Grange members. The contest is for Oatmeal Snowballs.  Submit five (5) on a plate. Put your name and Grange on the back of the plate. Judging for the baking contest is held at the State level only, no Subordinate or Pomona judging is necessary.

Yield 3-1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
Confectioners’ sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

1. Cream butter and ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar until light
2. Beat in vanilla.  Add remaining ingredients, mixing until well blended.
3. Shape into balls and put on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake in preheated oven 13 to 15 minutes or until browned on bottom.
5. Roll in confectioners’ sugar while still warm and repeat when cooled.

This contest is now a part of the Bethlehem Fair. For more information, please visit the Bethlehem Fair website at www.bethlehemfair.com.