Cracker Jack Cookies I Recipe
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Cracker Jack Cookies I

By: Juanita Peek 
"This is a very old recipe from at least the 30's. The name comes from the old expression meaning 'great'."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (18)

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Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 186 | Total Fat: 9.6g | Cholesterol: 25mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2006 by quiet_place   view full review
Great cookie! Chewy with a bit of crunch from the peanuts. Mine turned out a little thin, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2006 by Shelly   view full review
Yum! These are soo good! I did have to adjust the baking time and oven temp though. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2007 by MyVintageMommy   view full review
Well when I first tried these I thought they were pretty good but then I found myself going...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2007 by Amy R   view full review
These cookies were quite tasty! I made them without the peanuts because I didn't have any at...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by SA-ILA   view full review
these cookies didn't yet get the recognition they deserve. my husbands comment: "perfect!"
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2008 by DJ8BUD   view full review
Very good cookies, all I did diffrent was to add pecans. Husband said he could eat them all...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by COOL   view full review
really good. Shared some with the neighbor and had to give her the recipe!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by DDCROISSANT   view full review
Cookies are very good, although the added coconut only added fat and not too much flavor. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2004 by MAKANANI Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Try this cookie with macadamia nuts! Make sure you cook the cookies for the 12 min. until...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2003 by PETOSKEYGIRL   view full review
Great recipe. I've made it a with and without the nuts and prefer it without. They were a huge...

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