Peanut Biscuits

Peanut Biscuits

275 g (10 oz) plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

100 g (4 oz) butter

225 g (8 oz) light brown sugar

100 g (4 oz) crunchy peanut butter

2 eggs, beaten

Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Add butter, cut into pieces, and rub into the flour until the mixture resembled fine bread crumbs.

Stir in the sugar. Add the peanut butter and the beaten eggs and mix to a soft dough.

Form the dough into small balls, around 3 cm (1 inch) across and place a little apart on greased baking sheets. Mark each biscuits by pressing the surface with a fork to make a criss –cross pattern.

Bake in a preheated oven for 12 – 15 minutes until risen. Remove and leave 1 minute, then transfer to a wire tray to cool. Store in an airtight tin