Chocolate Peanutties

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

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups self-raising flour
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3/4 cup unsalted dry roasted peanuts
• 1 cup finely chopped unsalted dry roasted peanuts, extra (for rolling)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter, vanilla, sugar and egg till smooth. stir in flour and cocoa, then peanuts. make small balls - or bigger if you like them bigger- roll in extra nuts, place on greased oven tray, flatten slightly. allow a few cm between cookies. bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes or until firm. cool.