Peanut sitting-pretties cookies: A retro recipe from the 60s & 70s
A bit unique in the world of cookies, Sitting Pretties are rolled in nuts before baking them halfway, then you make a divot with your finger (or something with a similar size and shape, like a small spoon) and return them to the oven for a few minutes more.
After you fill the top of the cooled “nests” with a little frosting, top each with one colorful egg-shaped m&m candy, and you’ll have a fun treat that kids will flock to try.
Here’s the cover image from the late 60s brochure this recipe came from! (They remind of us of the kids on the old Zoom TV show!)
ALSO TRY: Easy m&ms jumbles cookie recipe
Peanut sitting-pretties cookie recipe (1969)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Finely chopped nuts
- 1 can vanilla creamy-type frosting
- m&ms peanut chocolate candies
Instructions
- Blend butter or margarine and sugar in bowl; stir in egg yolk and vanilla.
- Sift flour and salt into bowl; mix well.
- Chill 1 hour.
- Roll into 1-inch balls.
- Dip into slightly beaten egg white.
- Roll in nuts.
- Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
- Bake in moderate oven (350 F) for 5 minutes.
- Press thumb gently in center of each; bake 5 minutes longer.
- Cool.
- Fill with frosting. Garnish with m&ms.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 123Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 94mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g
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