Peanut Cookies

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You don’t need much special equipment to make peanut cookies.

If you don’t have a food processor, you can pound the peanuts with a mortar and pestle.

The ingredients are mixed together in a bowl. It’s done by the time you drag your electric mixer out and set it up.

You don’t even need a cutter to shape the cookies. You just need your hands.

Besides being quick and easy, peanut cookies are cheap as chips. How much does it cost? About 5 cents per cookie. How can you resist such a good bargain?

Peanuts may be the least glamorous in the world of nuts but they pack one hell of an aroma. Why do you think peanut butter is so popular?

Cookies made with peanuts are inexpensive, idiot-proof and quick.

Peanut Cookies

Peanuts sold without peel are less nutty than those sold unpeeled. Removing the peel yourself after roasting the peanuts will make peanut cookies that are more aromatic.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Singapore
Servings 66 pieces
Calories 62 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g peanuts
  • 200 g plain flour – sift with icing sugar
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 140 ml peanut oil
  • 2 tsp water
  • 1 yolk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200°C. Roast peanuts in oven till peel is dry, about 10 minutes. Remove 50 g and, when cool, rub off and discard peel. Set aside.
    250 g peanuts
  • Bake remaining 200 g till brown and fragrant, another 5-7 minutes. Remove peel when cool and grind till fine-medium.
  • Mix plain flour, icing sugar and salt. Add 200 g ground peanuts. Mix thoroughly. Add peanut oil. Mix evenly, adding more oil if crumbly, or more plain flour if sticky.
    200 g plain flour – sift with icing sugar, 150 g icing sugar, ¼ tsp salt, 140 ml peanut oil
  • Divide dough into small pieces weighing 10 g each. Roll each piece into a ball. Place balls on baking tray spaced about 3 cm apart. Garnish with remaining whole peanuts, 1 per ball, pressing nuts firmly into dough.
  • Preheat oven to 180°C. Line baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Place cookies on baking tray. Bake till peanuts on top are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  • Mix water and egg yolk thoroughly. Brush cookies with mixture.
    2 tsp water, 1 yolk
  • Continue baking till cookies are well browned, 5-10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack. Leave till cool. Serve immediately or store airtight.