Recipe for Salted Peanut Cookies

Submitted by: Kathleen D. Recipe Ingredients: 1  cup shortening 1 1/2  cups packed light brown sugar 2  eggs 2  tsp vanilla extract 3  cups all purpose flour 1/2  tsp salt 2  cups Roasted and Salted Peanuts 1/2  tsp baking soda Cooking Directions: 1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 2.  Mix shortening (part butter or margarine), brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly. Measure flour and sift into a separate bowl. Blend together flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Stir into egg mixture. Mix in peanuts. 3.  Drop rounded teaspoons of dough about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten with bottom of greased glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.     Roasted Virginia Peanuts (Salted, No Shell) Salted extra large Virginia peanuts out of the shell, roasted to perfection. America's favorite snack is now even better and fresher from Nuts.com! All recipes are listed in good faith and Nuts.com fully respects copyright protection and private property of original recipe authors. If a recipe is listed against an author's wishes, please contact us and we will remove the recipe immediately.