suemunzlinger's Recipe

Japanese Peanut Cookies

Category: cookies

1 3/4 cups cake flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 large eggs
Dash of vanilla extract
1/2 cup or more coarsely crushed peanuts

Mix the butter and brown sugar until fluffy then beat in the egg and vanilla. Mix the flour into the batter. Add peanuts and mix lightly.
Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased baking sheet. Flatten with a fork dipped in flour. Chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Bake at 320F (160C) for 15 to 20 minutes.

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.