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Peanut and Choc Chip Biscuits

Brenda Janschek
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients
  

  • 180 grams butter room temperature
  • 2/3 cup rapadura sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups spelt flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100 grams roasted salted peanuts, chopped (I bought them already roasted but sprinkled with sea salt myself)
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 170 C.
  • Line two baking trays with parchment paper.
  • Put butter into a medium-large bowl and soften. Add sugar and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy (approx 2 mins).
  • Add egg and vanilla and beat through on low setting.
  • Sift in spelt flour and baking powder and fold through until just combined (I actually get my hands in and mix it together)
  • Add peanuts and choc chips and fold thorugh
  • Put tablespoons of the batter around 4 cm apart onto the tray and gently flatten
  • Bake 10 minutes, spin trays around, bake another 5 minutes until just golden.
  • Cool on trays for a few minutes allowing them to set slightly.
  • Cool completely on wire rack.
  • Store in airtight container.