Peanut Drop Cookies

More dessert recipes! 

In fact, most of the recipes in Nana's cookbooks are for dessert items. I'm guessing she did this in light of the fact that portions matter a bit more in baking than regular cooking, because science. Recipes below. 

Science happening.

Peanut Drop Cookies

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon powder

¼ teaspoon salt

6 tablespoon butter or grease

½ cup sugar

1 egg, well beaten

Grated rind of 1 lemon

1 cup peanuts, coarsely chopped

½ cup milk

Sift flour once. Measure. Add powder and salt and sift together three times. Cream butter. Add sugar. Cream very well. Add egg, lemon rind, and peanuts. Mix well. Add flour alternately with milk. Beat after each addition until smooth. Drop by teaspoons on greased pan. Heat even to 475 for 8 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.