Peanut Buttons
Ingredients
5 oz (150g) peanut butter
4 oz (100g) white vegetable fat
4 oz (100g) caster sugar
4 oz (100g) light brown sugar
9 oz (250g) plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg, beaten
2 tblsp milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
caster sugar for tossing
chocolate buttons
Method
1. Cream peanut butter, fat and sugars together.
2. Add dry ingredients, egg, milk and essence and mix well to form a stiff dough.
3. Roll into small balls and toss in caster sugar.
4. Place 2″ apart on a greased baking tray.
5. Bake in a pre-heated oven 190°C/375°F/Gas 5 for 10 minutes.
6. Top each cookie immediately with a chocolate button, pressing down so that the cookie cracks around the edges.
Sadie Lane, Coatbridge