Crunchy Peanut Cookies
Also known as Peanut Cookies, Crunchy Oats Cookies · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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Crunchy peanut cookies: butter creamed with brown sugar and eggs, with crushed peanuts, oats and cornflakes, baked golden. Makes 12, 35 minutes, with video.
Ingredients
12 itemsPeanuts1 cup
Brown Sugar1 cup
Eggs2
Maida2.25 cup
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt½ tsp
Corn Flakes1 cup
Butter1 cup
Sugar1 cup
Vanilla Essence1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Oats1 cup
Contains: milk, egg, groundnut, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 12. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 484kcal | 5808kcal |
| Protein | 8.6g | 103g |
| Carbohydrate | 62g | 740g |
| Fat | 24g | 283g |
| Fibre | 2.7g | 32g |
| Sugar | 33g | 401g |
Cookd masalas for peanuts
Method
- 1
Chop peanuts into coarse crumbs in a blender. Keep aside
Peanuts
- 2
In a mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar, sugar and use a hand blender to cream it. Keep mixing it for 3 minutes until all the sugar is incorporated into the butter.
Brown SugarButterSugar
- 3
Add one egg at a time and continue using a hand blender to incorporate eggs into the butter and sugar mixture. Add Vanilla extract to this mix.
EggsVanilla Essence
- 4
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix.
MaidaBaking SodaSaltBaking Powder
- 5
Add oatmeal, cornflakes, crushed peanuts and mix until everything is incorporated
Corn FlakesOats
- 6
Use an ice cream scoop and drop cookies onto a parchment paper-lined baking tray.
- 7
Bake in a preheated oven at 170 C for 10 minutes until slightly puffed and golden brown around the edges.
- 8
Cool the cookies for 15 mins on a cooling rack.
Before you start
- How long does Crunchy Peanut Cookies take?
- 35 minutes from start to finish. That is 20 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Crunchy Peanut Cookies serve?
- 12. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Crunchy Peanut Cookies vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Crunchy Peanut Cookies spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Crunchy Peanut Cookies?
- 1 cup Peanuts, 2.25 cup Maida, 1 cup Butter, 2 Eggs, 1 cup Brown Sugar, 1 cup Corn Flakes, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Crunchy Peanut Cookies?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Crunchy Peanut Cookies?
- About 484 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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