I am way behind on
getting my holiday baking done. Largely, I
think, it has a lot to do with caring for more people than usual, all of whom
are situated in different parts of town.
The running back and forth is starting to get to me. Such exhaustion calls for fortification! This season I’ve been seeing a recipe for Salted
Peanut Cookies making the rounds. I
first had these in the seventies and, honestly, haven’t thought of them since,
but there was just something about the combination of chocolate and peanuts
that appealed, so I baked up a batch and sunk my teeth into one. Salted Peanut Cookies, I’ve missed you!
Salted Peanut Cookies
1/2 cup margarine -
(1 stick)
1/2 cup butter - (1
stick)
3/4 cup brown sugar,
packed
3/4 cup granulated
sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 cups chocolate
chips
1 cup salted peanuts
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Cream the margarine
and butter with the brown and granulated sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla and
beat until fluffy.
In a separate bowl,
combine the flour, baking soda and salt and add to the creamed mixture. Stir in
the chocolate chips and peanuts.
Drop rounded
spoonfuls of batter 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet. Bake the cookies until
they're pale golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
Makes about 48
cookies.
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Mmm your cookies look wonderful! I love peanut butter cookies, and love a hint of salt on a sweet cookie - they sound perfect!
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