Ingredients
- 115 grams butter
- 170 grams sugar
- 285 grams self-raising flour
- 1 egg
- 1 cup chopped peanuts
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 100 grams dark chocolate, for drizzling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 °C.
- Cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add in the egg, then peanuts and finally the dry ingredients, mixing between each addition.
- Roll small balls of dough in your hand and place onto trays lined with baking paper. Press each ball down flat with a fork.
- Bake the biscuits for 22 minutes, until lightly golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Melt the dark chocolate and transfer to a piping bag. Drizzle over the top of the biscuits.
Today, we’re delving into the world of homemade delights with our irresistible Peanut Crisps. Packed with buttery goodness, generously loaded with peanuts, and elegantly drizzled with chocolate, these biscuits aren’t just a treat for the taste buds; they’re a testament to the joy of simple pleasures and the magic of homemade goodness.
Preparing the Biscuit Dough
Begin by creaming together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Next, add an egg and blend it into the mixture.
To follow, fold in a generous portion of chopped peanuts, ensuring that every bite is bursting with nutty flavor and satisfying crunch. Finally, sift in a combination of self-raising flour and cocoa powder, folding them into the mixture until a cohesive dough forms.
Baking the Peanut Crisps
Once the dough has been prepared, it next needs to be carefully portioned into small balls and placed onto trays lined with baking paper. The size of each ball should be approximately one tablespoon of batter. Roll the balls in your hand and then gently press down flat with a fork, ensuring uniformity in shape and thickness.
Transfer the trays to a preheated oven and bake for approximately 22 minutes until the biscuits achieve a light golden hue. Once baked to perfection, remove the biscuits from the oven and leave them to cool on a wire rack.
Finishing the Peanut Crisps
The final part to the process is to drizzle melted dark chocolate over the top of the biscuits. Place 100 grams of dark chocolate inside a ziplock bag and melt it in a bowl over a pot of boiling water. Snip a corner from the ziplock bag and then drizzle the chocolate across each biscuit (it’s like using a piping bag).
Allow the chocolate to set and then transfer the crisps to an airtight container. The peanut crisps will keep for up to a week.
