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Cracker Jack Cookies I

SUBMITTED BY: Juanita Peek PHOTO BY: quiet_place

"This is a very old recipe from at least the 30's. The name comes from the old expression meaning 'great'."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 16 stars. This recipe average a 4.8 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 6 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups quick cooking oats
  • 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
  • 2 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped salted peanuts

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Gently stir in the oatmeal, coconut, rice cereal and chopped peanuts, try not to pulverize the rice cereal.
  3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2006 by Shelly
Yum! These are soo good! I did have to adjust the baking time and oven temp though. The... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by PETOSKEYGIRL
Great recipe. I've made it a with and without the nuts and prefer it without. They were a huge... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by SA-ILA
these cookies didn't yet get the recognition they deserve. my husbands comment: "perfect!" MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by COOL
really good. Shared some with the neighbor and had to give her the recipe! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by DDCROISSANT
Cookies are very good, although the added coconut only added fat and not too much flavor. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2006 by quiet_place
Great cookie! Chewy with a bit of crunch from the peanuts. Mine turned out a little thin, but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2004 by MAKANANI
Try this cookie with macadamia nuts! Make sure you cook the cookies for the 12 min. until... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2008 by DJ8BUD
Very good cookies, all I did diffrent was to add pecans. Husband said he could eat them all... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2007 by KERRYLYNN1
Well when I first tried these I thought they were pretty good but then I found myself going... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2007 by Amy R
These cookies were quite tasty! I made them without the peanuts because I didn't have any at... MORE

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