Peanut butter Biscuits

Breakfast and Tea-Time Treats__Recipes

Courtesy Nasreen Ali

@cardamom_pod

170g butter

2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 full cup crunchy peanut butter

10 ml vanilla essence

8 ml baking powder

2 ml salt

Approx 2.5 cups cake flour (more or less)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 deg Celsius.

Cream butter and sugar well.

Add in eggs, vanilla essence and beat.

Add the peanut butter. Beat until well combined.

Sift in baking powder and salt.

Make a soft dough with the cake flour by adding little bits at a time.

Make balls.

Press with a fork and bake for approx. 15 to 20

mins till slightly browned.

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