Vintage Cookie Recipe Request

For this research service, you will receive a digitized, preselected recipe(s) chosen by library staff from the Minnesota Historical Society’s collections. If you would like to guarantee different recipes in your order, please select different categories or the “variety pack.”  Price $1.00 each per recipe $5.00 for the Variety Pack (six recipes, one in each category) Digital delivery via email and scanning fees are included in the price MNHS Members receive 10% discount at checkout  Turnaround  Recipes will be selected and sent to you within one week of order being placed. About This Research Service Recipes will be delivered via email as a PDF scan of an original recipe from a cookbook in the MNHS collections. Also included will be the cover/title page of the cookbook, for your reference. Finally, some directions for recipes have changed over the course of time with the advancement of technology. To assist you with your baking, we will include a Vintage Cookies Tips and Tricks Guide that translates indistinct directions into more measurable directions. Disclaimers Recipes have not all been tested by Gale Family Library Staff; we cannot guarantee the quality or desired outcome of the product. All recipes are between 20 and 90 years old; they utilize ingredients from their times.  We cannot guarantee that products or package sizes are the same as modern ingredients.  All recipes include flour, so none are gluten-free as written. Most of the preselected recipes also include eggs. Looking for more recipes? Check old newspapers on the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub:  Recipes were also printed in newspapers. Some newspapers from our newspaper collection have been digitized and are available online, free of charge. You may want to check our Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub for additional recipes.  Check cookbooks in the MNHS Collections: To research what cookbooks are held in the Minnesota Historical Society’s collections, head to the Minnesota Historical Society's Library & Archives Catalog. You may have to alternate different keywords to retrieve additional results. Some example search terms include: Church Cookbook Church Cook Book Cookbook Cook Book Community Cookbooks If you are searching for a specific recipe from a specific cookbook, please consider the alternative options: Virtual Viewing Appointment In-Person Research Copy Request (Book or Article)