1 1/2      cups  packed brown sugar
     1/2      cup  margarine or butter ( softened)
     1/2      cup  shortening
      2        eggs
      2        teaspoons  vanilla
      3        cups  all-purpose flour
      2        cups  salted peanuts
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix brown sugar, margarine, shortening, eggs and
vanilla. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Flatten with greased bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
Yields 72 cookies.