Salted Peanut Cookies

 My circle of diners are fairly divided on the idea of peanut cookies, there are the lovers and the loathers and even amongst the lovers the requirements are just as varied with some liking lots of peanuts to others wanting the dough to be sweet. These are not too sweet, not too salty and perfectly peanutty. Not something that I make often as I tend to like them a lot!

Salted Peanut Cookies

125 g butter (soft) 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 tablespoons peanut butter 2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

2 cups flour 1 cup salted peanuts, lightly chopped 1 cup salted peanuts to decorate Salt flakes to decorate

Method

Cream (beat) butter, sugar and peanut butter until light and fluffy.  This can be done in a food processor.

Beat in egg, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.

Stir in flour and chopped peanuts and mix until well combined.  If using the food processor use the pulse action.

Roll mixture into small balls. Flatten lightly with your fingers as you press into the reserved peanuts

Place cookies onto trays lined with non stick baking parchment / silicone or lightly greased trays. Sprinkle each cookie with a few salt flakes.

Bake at 170 deg C until light golden brown. Approximately 10 - 12 minutes.