Description
Salted peanut cookies. If you use self rising flour, omit baking soda and salt.
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups salted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Cream shortening
- brown sugar
- eggs
- and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy
- 3 to 4 minutes. Measure flour and sift into a separate bowl; blend baking soda and salt into flour. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture. Mix in peanuts.
- Drop rounded teaspoons of dough about 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten dough with the bottom of a greased glass dipped in sugar.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
- 8 to 10 minutes.
Servings: 36