PEANUT COOKIES

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE WHICH I BAKED FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR. MY FRIENDS AND COLLEGUES GIVE THUMB UP FOR THIS.

THIS IS A DIE DIE MUST TRY RECIPE.


INGREDIENTS:
200G GROUND PEANUT POWDER
200G FLOUR
1/2 TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
100G ICING SUGAR
1/4 TEASPOON SALT
100G COARSELY CHOPPED PEANUT BITS (OR MORE)
100ML CORN OIL

EGG WASH:
1 EGG YOLK LIGHTLY BEATEN WITH 1 TSP WATER


METHOD:
1) PUT 200G PEANUTS IN A WOK AND DRY FRY OVER LOW HEAT TILL CRUNCHY.
2) REMOVE THE THIN MEMBRANE AND PUT INTO A BLENDER AND BLEND TILL POWDER FORM.
3) MIX FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, GROUND PEANUT POWDER, ICING SUGAR AND SALT IN A BIG MIXING BOWL TILL WELL COMBINED.
4) TOSS IN THE CHOPPED PEANUT BITS AND MIX WELL.
5) ADD IN 100G CORN OIL OR MORE AND MIX WELL.
6) SHAPE AS YOU WISH. (FOR ME, I USE A BOTTLE CAP)
7) APPLY EGG WASH.
8) BAKE ON A LINED TRAY IN A PREHEATED OVEN AT 165 DEG C FOR 20 MINUTES OR TILL GOLDEN BROWN.


NOTES:
1) DON'T ADD IN ALL THE OIL IN ONE GO. IF DOUGH IS TOO DRY, YOU CAN ADD MORE OIL. IF DOUGH IS TOO WET, YOU CAN ADD MORE FLOUR.
2) ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SIFT THE ICING SUGAR, FLOUR AND BAKING POWDER TO ENSURE THAT THEY WILL BE WELL COMBINED.