Spanish Peanut Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening (part butter)
1 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda
2 c. salted Spanish peanuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix thoroughly the shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Sift together dry ingredients and stir in.
Add peanuts.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
Flatten with glass dipped in water, then sugar.
Bake about 10 minutes.
Makes about 6 dozen cookies.