Chinese New Year Peanut Cookie

Chinese New Year Peanut cookies

The man of the house has been commenting that he misses peanut cookies for Chinese New Year. Not a fan of peanut cookies, I thought I will bake a few just to keep the sincerity in our marriage going. A few sites provide inspiration; Samantha and here. This cookie is so easy it is almost idiot proof. However, do slow down on the oil, sometimes it is not necessary to use it all before the dough comes to gether.

300 salted groundnut
200 gms castor sugar
250 gms flour
250 ml of oil (or less)
pinch of salt
Egg wash- egg yolk plus a tsp of water

1. Put all dry ingredients in.
2. Add almost all the oil
3. Mix until a dough is formed.
4. Add the remaining oil if the ingreidents still do not form a dough.
5. Roll the ingredients into little balls- about 15g
6. Or use a bottle cap with a cling film to form uniform shapes.
7. Use the round base of a spoon and push gently on top for some pattern.
8. Glaze it with egg wash.
9. Bake it in preheated oven of 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
10. Voila: idiot proof peanut cookies.