Peanut Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons softened butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup shelled salted peanuts
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butter a baking sheet.
• 3 in a bowl, cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer until the mixture is light.
• 4 add the vanilla extract and egg.
• 5 beat well.
• 6 add the flour, baking powder, and peanuts.
• 7 blend well.
• 8 drop rounded tablespoons of batter, 2 inches apart, onto the baking sheet.
• 9 bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies are light brown.
• 10 cool.
• 11 drizzle the melted chocolate over the cooled cookies.
• 12 store in cool, dry place.