Chinese New Year is fast approaching, and I’ve just finally started making CNY treats. The first on the list is the super-delicious, melt-in-the-mouth peanut cookies. These tiny morsels of decadent peanuty goodness are so dangerously additive, I hope they last till CNY. 10 more days to go! :D
Recipe from Bread et Butter with slight changes
2 cups dry roasted unsalted peanuts
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour (I always use unbleached)
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside until needed. Place peanuts and sugar in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until finely ground. Transfer peanut mixture to a bowl, together with the flour and salt; whisk until combined. Add the oil, and stir the mixture with a rubber spatula to incorporate the oil (knead the dough with your hand at the end just to make sure everything’s mixed properly and you have a cohesive dough). Use a teaspoon to measure out the dough, roll into balls (about ¾” round), and place them on the baking sheet. Then, gently press the middle of the balls with a straw to create a slight indentation design that’s typical to these cookies. Finally, brush the tops lightly with the beaten egg and bake until golden brown (about 13 to 15 minutes). Remove cookies to a rack to cool completely before storing in an air-tight container. One recipe will yield about 90 cookies. Enjoy!
I am submitting this post to Chinese New Year Delights 2013 hosted by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover.
Those are some really neat pictures.
Thanks, Bonnie! :D It was pretty hard to get any decent photos with our dark, dreary weather.
Sounds wonderful! My taste buds are salivating just reading the recipe. I may make these even though we are still working on Christmas cookies. Our freezer seems to be oveerflowing with cookies but they are a nice treat.
Thanks for this recipe.
Mom 2
You’re welcome! At least, these cookies are tiny. :D Oh, and they freeze really well!
Chris,
I made the peanut cookies yesterday. Wow! They are addictive! We really like them. I think I’ll try freezing some of them- maybe. I might give some to a few friends at Church on Sunday. They might enjoy them and it would reduce the temptation.
Mom 2
Glad they turned out well for you! :D We froze ours, at least until CNY anyway…we’re making sure we have some to serve friends we’ve invited over for our CNY Eve dinner. :D
You’ve been busy, Chris :-)
Love these peanut cookies. Must make some myself ;-)
Hahaha…I HAVE been busy…running around like a crazy woman somedays. Hopefully, my schedule will ease up a bit in the coming weeks – one can only hope. :D
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