Peanut - Corn Flake Cookies (1952)

• 1 cup unsalted peanuts
• 5 cups corn flakes
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/2 tspn salt
• 1/4 tspn almond flavoring

Cream shortening until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, salt, and almond flavoring. Add beaten egg; beat well.

Stir in nuts and flakes.  Drop from tip of teaspoon onto greased baking sheet.  Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) about 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool before storing.

Makes about 2-1/2 dozen.

(Origin - "The Book of Good Neighbor Recipes" by Maxine Erickson, Homemaker, and Joan M. Rock, Home Economist,1952.)

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