Shaswati Peanuts is a very popular snack, mostly in South Asian countries. It is comparatively cheap and hugely available in India. We Indian are using peanuts in our recipes since centuries. Today I have combined regular Cookie recipe with Peanut and made something which is surprisingly delicious – Peanut Cookies.
In Peanuts Cookies we need to have good quality peanuts and in good proportion to get the taste and flavor of it.
Roasted peanuts is my husband’s favorite snack. I often see him munching roasted peanuts during his work. He even loves recipes which contains peanuts.
To surprise him, I made this Peanut Cookies and he loved it. He appreciated my effort and acknowledged the taste, smell and the crunchiness of the cookies.
Baking is one of my favorite cooking process, I like the smell of baking and the smell of fresh baked cakes or biscuits so much.
Peanuts are a very good source of Good cholesterol and plant based protein. So this dish is parallelly healthy and tasty.
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Let’s jump to the recipe.
INGREDIENTS
*1cup_250ml/230gms, *1tbsp._Tablespoon, *1tsp._Teaspoon
- All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Peanut Powder – 1/2 cup
- Whole peanuts (roasted) – 1/4 cup
- Sugar – 1/4 cup
- Jaggery – 1/4 cup
- Butter – 100 gm
- Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
- Black cumin (optional) – 1 tsp
- Egg – 1 piece
- Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
Equipment
- Baking Tray
- Oven for baking
Notes
How to Make peanut cookies
Step 1: Take a bowl, then add one by one ingredients. Put 100 gram of butter (use butter in room temperature ), jaggery and sugar into it. Mix them together using a beater or a whisk.
Step 2: After that add vanilla essence and one egg into it. Mix them all. Now it’s time to add peanut powder and refine flour. If you don’t get peanut powder then just make it your own. I have shared the method above. Within 10 minutes you can make it at home.
Step 3: So following the process, we need to add 1/2 cup of peanut powder and 1/4 cup of roasted peanuts into the bowl. gently mix them.
Step 4: Now take a strainer on top of the bowl and add 1 cup of refine flour and 1/2 tsp of baking soda in it. Strain them carefully.
Step 5: All our cookie ingredients are now in the bowl. Mix them all very well. Here one more ingredient I have added which is black cumin. Its optional, but blends really well with the taste.
Step 6: Our Peanut Cookie dough is ready. Now it’s time to make cookie by using this flavorful dough. make equal size of ball or use cookie cutter to give a shape to them.
Step 7: I have made small balls and put them on a baking tray. Maintain 2 inches space between two cookies. I have used a butter paper on the tray before putting them on it.
Step 8: Now set your oven at convection mode and preheat it at 180°C. When preheat is done, put the tray inside the oven and set the timer for 13 minutes.
Step 9: Bake all the cookies following the same process. Let them cool for 10 to 15 minutes and then store them inside a glass jar. Now you can enjoy Peanut Cookies whenever you want.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long can keep peanut cookies?
You can keep Peanut Cookies for 5-7 days or so. In that case you have to store them inside a air tight glass jar.
In between, if your cookie get moist then microwave them for 1 minute and let them cool down. It’s just a workaround, don’t depend on it much.
Why do my peanut cookies crack?
It’s either over baked or less butter is used in the dough.
Do you Criss Cross peanut cookies before or after baking?
Criss Cross is a design, which can be made before baking the cookies. And it is very easy to draw on top of the cookies.
For that just use a fork and press it on the top of each cookie in criss cross way.
What are the most popular type of cookies?
There are varieties of cookies available in market. Some of them are very crunchy and some of them are soft and chewy.
Personally my favorite cookies are Walnut Cookies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Coconut Cookies, Milk Cookies etc.
How do you tell if peanut cookies are done?
When the base of cookie gets brown in color that means you cookie is done. And you can follow this method for all kind of cookie baking.
Can I use Almonds or Cashew instead of Peanuts?
No dear.. you are making peanut cookies, so you have to use peanuts, rather than cashew or almond.