Every now and then.....

.....it's nice to have a treat. Today I took the day off and decided to try something I haven't made before...Peanut Butter Biscuits (that's cookies for you Americans lol)

They turned out beautifully as you can see, but OMG, talk about not wanting to eat them too often, they are loaded with sugar, salt and heaps of butter!

Given we rarely have cakes or biscuits in this house, perhaps 3-4 times a year, I felt it would be a nice treat, and a fun to do with my holidaying son. Of course this ex-nurse cannot abide dirty hands so son had the job of rolling the dough into balls, I did the easy part of pushing the fork onto them LOL!

Here's the recipe for those that might like a little something sinful in their lives:

2.5 cups of flour

1.5 teaspoons of baking soda

1 cup of buttter or margarine

1 cup of peanut butter

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup of packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons of vanilla essence

pinch of salt

Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together

In a seperate mixing bowl beat butter for 30 seconds

Add peanut butter and sugars, beating until fluffy

Add egg and vanilla, beating thoroughly

Add dry ingredients, shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar if desired

Place on greased cookie sheet/tray, press with a ffork and bake at 375 degrees for about 7-10 minutes

(The shorter the cooking time the chewier they are apparently)

Cool on a wire rack

ENJOY!

Take care of you and yours:)

Molly