Pearl's Peanut Cookies

NOTE: Pearl was our next door neighbor for a number of years. Fun fact: Her husband did pipe organ tuning and repair.

I can't recall that she was much of a baker but somehow my Mom obtained this recipe and it has 

stuck with me over the years, namely because it uses redskin peanuts. Despite it sounding a little unusual, its worth getting this particular type of peanut although in a pinch you could use the regular kind. Slightly chopped. 

 

 Pearl Legge's Peanut cookies 

 1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg, a bit of salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup peanuts with husks

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup AP flour

1/2 cup corn flakes

Mix as for drop cookies. Add nuts last and bake at 350F for 10 min.

 

NOTE: I found these a bit crumbly last time I made them, maybe add a tbsp of milk or slightly reduce the add ins.