Peanut Butter Biscuits

With their criss-cross tops, golden edges, and sweet-salty flavour, Peanut Butter Biscuits are a memorable treat.

This recipe brings all the nostalgia rushing back – with just peanut butter, a few pantry staples and very little fuss.

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Ingredient notes

You can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter to whip up these brilliant bikkies.

(Other delicious treats where peanut butter plays a starring roll include Crunchy Peanut Balls, Chocolate Spiders and Moon Balls.)

See the recipe card at the end of this post for ingredient quantities.

Instructions

Start by pre-heating your oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius / 355 degrees fahrenheit, fan-forced) and greasing and lining three baking trays.

Cream the butter and sugars until the mixture is pale and fluffy (see image 1). Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat again until combined (see image 2). Add the peanut butter and beat the mixture again until combined (see image 3). Fold the sifted flour into the mixture until combined (see image 4).

Roll the mixture into balls weighing about 25 grams each (see image 5).

Tip: Dust your hands with flour to make this rolling easier. If the mixture seems too soft to form balls, place into fridge for 10 minutes and try again.

Place balls onto prepared baking trays, leaving room for biscuits to spread.

Next, gently press a fork across each ball to flatten the biscuit a little and leave an indentation. then press the fork into the biscuit a second time at right angles to the first indentation to create a cross pattern (see image 6).

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until a golden colour. Allow your biscuits to cool on tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

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Storage

Once completely cool, store biscuits in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to one week.

Store the baked biscuits in an airtight container for up to a few months. Defrost overnight at room temperature before serving.

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