peanut patties

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Recipe by
Gail Welch
Carthage, TX

I got this recipe from a friend. She's a sweet lady, very nice and a hospital volunteer. She made them every year for our annual Christmas tea.

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Ingredients For peanut patties

  • 2 1/2 - 3 c
    raw peanuts
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    white karo syrup
  • 1/2 c
    water
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • Few
    red food coloring drops

How To Make peanut patties

  • 1
    Combine all ingredients except food coloring and vanilla. Cook to soft ball stage. (Drop syrup into water, if it forms a soft ball, it's ready.)
  • 2
    Add vanilla and food coloring. Beat until mixture becomes cloudy.
  • 3
    Drop onto buttered wax paper, foil or parchment in teaspoon sized pieces. Note: She uses mini-muffin pans and they look like small peanut patties.
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