Ground Pork Peanut Butter Cookies

---------------------------LISA CRAWLEY TSPN00B--------------------------- 1/2 lb Ground pork

1 c Lard

1 c Sugar

1 c Brown sugar

2 Eggs; well beaten

3 c Flour

2 ts Soda

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1/2 c Peanut butter

1/2 c Nuts

1/2 c Orange rind; shredded

Brown ground pork; drain. Cream lard, white sugar, brown sugar and eggs. Add flour, soda, cinnamon. Blend in peanut butter, nuts and shredded orange rind. Stir in ground pork. Shape into small balls on greased cookie sheet. Press down with fork dipped in sugar. Bake at 350 for 10 min. Makes 5 doz. cookies. Keep refrigerated. FROM THE HEART OF IOWA COOKBOOK, Lisa Crawley/Cedar Rapids