Peanut butter 'n carrot cookies
3 Dozen
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
½ | cup | Peanut butter |
¼ | cup | Shortening |
½ | cup | Packed brown sugar |
¼ | cup | Granulated sugar |
1 | Egg | |
1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
½ | teaspoon | Salt |
1 | cup | 100% bran cereal |
1 | cup | Shredded carrots |
½ | cup | Chopped peanuts or |
Sunflower seeds |
Directions
Cream peanut butter, shortening, sugars, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix flour, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in cereal, carrots and peanuts. Form into 1-inch balls; place on baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Flatten with fork. Bake at 350F (180C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on racks. Store in airtight container.