Salted Peanut Cookies

 

2

cups packed brown sugar

1

cup shortening

1

teaspoon vanilla

2

eggs

2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

2

cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

1

teaspoon baking powder

1

teaspoon baking soda

1

cup Wheaties® cereal

1

cup salted peanuts

• 1 Heat oven to 350ºF. Mix brown sugar, shortening, vanilla and eggs in large bowl. Stir in flour, oats, baking powder and baking soda. Stir in cereal and peanuts.
• 2 Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with greased bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
• 3 Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.