Peppernuts

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar white
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins, seedless
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup nuts
• 4 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream

1. Cream the white and brown sugar with the shortening.
2. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
3. Combine the raisins, coconut, and nuts, grind fine in a food processor or grinder.
4. Add to the above.
5. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together; add these, along with the buttermilk, to the above.
6. Divide the dough into several parts; roll each part into a long, inch thick snakelike shape; cut the snake at approximately half inch intervals.
7. Arrange the nut-like cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet; bake at 325F (160C).
8. for 10 to 12 minutes, depending on whether you prefer softer or crunchy cookies.

brown sugar, sugar white, vegetable shortening, eggs, vanilla, raisins, coconut, nuts, flour, baking soda, salt, sour cream

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/peppernuts-38233 (may not work)