Peanut Gems (cookies)

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups peanuts, finely chopped
• powdered sugar (to dust)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed until smooth.
• 4 gradually beat in brown sugar; then increase speed to med-high and beat until fluffy.
• 5 beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating until fluffy.
• 6 add vanilla.
• 7 gradually stir in flour mixture, stirring until well blended.
• 8 stir in peanuts, stirring until well mixed.
• 9 drop heaping tablespoons of dough about 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 use your hand to flatten the tops slightly.
• 11 bake until set (12 minutes).
• 12 let cool for 5 minutes on cookie sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• 13 dust cookies with powdered sugar.
• 14 store in airtight container.