Confession: All these homemade cookies lately make it difficult on a cookie addict when the supply is gone. So, I made cookies this afternoon. The recipe called for peanuts, but I used cashews for two reasons - I didn't have peanuts, and I like cashews better. I resisted the temptation to add more flour, even though the dough was quite thin. This recipe was one from a "Miniature Cookbook," a small booklet with a pink construction paper cover printed in my handwriting. I don't remember it, but it was probably one I made in school or Primary.
PEANUT COOKIES
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup chopped peanuts
Melt shortening; add brown sugar, eggs and milk. Add sifted salt, flour and baking powder, and chopped peanuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased pans, an inch or two apart. Place a half peanut on each and bake in a quick oven (400°F) [about 6 minutes].
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