Billy Goat Cookies

Sweet TreatsHistoric
Written By Jo Thoburn

This cookie recipe has been in the family for generations. Lois Strickler Foley made them often. They are a family favorite.

½ cup butter 
3 eggs 
½ cup bacon grease 
1 ½ cup brown sugar 
2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 
¼ cup water (usually doesn’t need it) 
1 teaspoon soda 
1 pint raisins 
1 pint black walnuts 
1 teaspoon vanilla 
1 tablespoon cinnamon 

pinch of salt 

Mix. Drop on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° F until brown.

Jo Thoburn

Jo A. S. Thoburn is the President and CEO of the Fairfax Christian School, the founder of Fairfax Scholars and The Scholars Plan, and the author of Creating Scholars: The Handbook for Future-Focused Parents and Educators. An award-winning thought leader with over twenty-five years in education, she has spoken at conferences across five continents on free-market education, quality academics, and strategic career planning.

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