Crispy Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups brown sugar, packed (for a sweeter taste use 1/3-1/2 cup more sugar)
4 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/4 cups crisp rice cereal
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup chopped peanuts

Preparation

Set oven 350\u00b0.
Prepare a lightly greased cookie sheet.
In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, shortening, peanut butter and vanilla until well blended.
Add in egg whites and beat until fluffy (about 5 minutes,).
In a small bowl mix together flour with baking powder and baking soda.
In another bowl mix together rice cereal with oats and chopped peanuts.
Add/mix in the flour mixture into the creamed mixture until well combined.
Mix in the rice cereal mixture.
Place in refrigerator until well chilled (about 3 hours or up to 24 hours).
Set oven to 350\u00b0F.
Drop by by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet about 2\" apart.
Flatten with a fork forming a crisscross pattern.
Bake for about 7-8 minutes.
Transfer to wire rack (these will crisp up more upon standing).