Award-winning peanut brittle cookies from the ’50s

Name: $1,000 peanut brittle cookies (1953)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 cup sifted flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup butter or other shortening; 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly-packed; 3 tablespoons beaten egg; 1 teaspoon French's vanilla extract; 1 cup salted peanuts

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$1,000 peanut brittle cookies recipe (1953)

Fill your cookie jar today with these really different, prize-winning cookies made with French’s pure vanilla and fresh-ground cinnamon.

Best of Class Winner in Pillsbury’s Bake-Off!

Be sure to also see the bonus recipe for a version made with peanut brittle — the version from 1976 is below!

How to make peanut brittle cookies

$1,000 peanut brittle cookies (1953)

Yield: 24

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup butter or other shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly-packed
3 tablespoons beaten egg
1 teaspoon French's vanilla extract
1 cup salted peanuts

Instructions

Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon.
Cream butter, add sugar gradually, creaming well.
Add 2 tablespoons of egg and vanilla.
Beat well.
Blend in dry ingredients and 1/2 cup peanuts, finely-chopped.
Mix thoroughly.
Spread or pat dough on a greased baking sheet to a 14- by 10-inch rectangle.
Brush with remaining egg.
Sprinkle on 1/2 cup peanuts.
Bake in slow oven (325 F) for 20 to 25 minutes.
Do not overbake. Cut or break into pieces while warm.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 111Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 85mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 2g

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ALSO TRY: P-Nutty Butterscotch Crunchies (1961) & Choco peanut butter dreams cookies (1987)

BONUS: Peanut brittle cookies recipe (from 1976)

Cookies are always popular. They are a favorite dessert for the lunch box crowd or with milk after school. Next time, treat your family to the chewy, crunchy goodness of peanut brittle cookies!

Peanut brittle cookies are easy, economical and delicious. Simply combine crushed peanut brittle with the basic cookie dough, drop by the spoonful onto greased baking sheets, and place them in the oven to bake. You can crush the peanut brittle easily by placing it between sheets of wax paper on a board and pounding it with a mallet. The unusual flavor of peanut brittle will bring pleasant calls for more. Why not bake a second batch?

Or, for that family member away from home, wrap each cookie individually and send them on their way. The surprise will be remembered for a long time, and requests for more are sure to follow.