Salted Peanut Cookies

Another recipe from my Mother. These cookies are awesome with coffee or a glass of cold milk! You don't have to worry about storage, they don't stay around long at all!

• Ready In: 18 mins
• Yields: 24-36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  Crisco
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 2  eggs
• 3  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup coconut
• 1  cup salted peanuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In mixing bowl cream together brown sugar, granulated sugar, Crisco shortening and butter.
3. Add eggs, one at a time.
4. In separate bowl, mix togehter all dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture slowly on medium-low speed of electric mixer. Stir in coconut and peanuts.
5. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets approximately 2-inches apart. Dip fork into flour and make criss-cross design on cookie ball to flatten.
6. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet immediately and let cool on cooling rack. Enjoy!