Looking for a great biscuit recipe that will make you want to reach for another? You’ll enjoy this Chocolate Chip Peanut Biscuit recipe, I couldn’t stop eating them.
I accidentally created this recipe as I was meant to make banana loaf, I creamed the sugar and butter then realised I didn’t have enough bananas for the recipe I was making, so I improvised and created these biscuits instead, I gave them to a friend when she visited and she LOVED THEM, so I thought I’d share these Chocolate Chip Peanut Biscuits with you too.
I don’t flatten them before I bake them, as I like soft cookies. You can flatten them slightly before baking which will make them thinner and bake them into harder cookies, but I prefer them softer so that they melt in your mouth as you devour them. These are definitely delicious cookies that the whole family will enjoy.
Note: The peanuts are optional, so if you have someone in your family with a nut allergy, you can still make these cookies using a substitute like sultanas and other dried fruits, however, it is the roasted peanuts that make them so good.
Chocolate Chip Peanut Biscuits
Ingredients
- 180g butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 200g dark choc chips
- 200g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160°C, fan forced.
- Line 2 baking trays with baking paper or a silicone mat.
- In an electric mixture, beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla essence, mix until combined.
- Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into
bowl , gently mix to combine. - Add peanuts and choc chips, fold through
mixture . - Roll tablespoon of mixture into balls.
- Place on baking tray, leave 5cm between each.
- Bake biscuits for 8-10 minutes or until golden.
- Rest on
tray for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
