Peanutty oatmeal cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsAll-purpose flour
½teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
1cupSugar
1cupFirmly packed brown sugar
cupButter or margarine; softened
½cupShortening
2Eggs
¼cupMilk
1teaspoonVanilla extract
3cupsQuick-cooking oats; uncooked
½cupShredded coconut
½cupFinely chopped salted peanuts

Directions

Combine flour, soda, and salt; stir well, and set aside. Combine sugar, butter, and shortening; cream well. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Add the flour mixture, mixing well. Stir in oats, shredded coconut, and the peanuts. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 13 minutes or until lightly browned.

Yield: about 7 dozen.

NOTES : Submitted by Mrs. Donald C. Vanhoy, Salisbury, North Carolina Recipe by: Southern Living, 1980 Annual Recipes, May Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by NGavlak <NGavlak@...> on May 17, 1998