Nothing to do with work - SamNZed's peanut chews

 

115gm (4oz butter)

60 gms (2+ oz ) cocoa powder

2 eggs

230 gm (8+oz) caster sugar (Maybe use some brown?)

1 tsb vanilla essence

Cup of cornflakes

Tablespoon milk

4 tablespoons crunchy peanut butter

55gms (1 and 3/5ths ounces) plain flour

 

Cream butter and sugar – add eggs, cocoa vanilla, cornflakes, milk and peanut butter. Beat. Add flour. Use milk if mixture too dry – should be sloppy not solid.

Bake @180 C for 20 minutes (or until fork comes out clean from centre)  in a square tray.  Tray should have greaseproof paper

 

When cooked take out of tray and leave to cool.  Ice when cool

 

ICING

 

175 gms (6 ozs) Butter

500 g (1 lb) Icing sugar

3 Tspoons (or more!) cocoa or melted chocolate

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

2 Tablespoons peanut butter

 

Cream butter with icing sugar add vanilla and chocolate or cocoa mix, add peanut butter. Beat well. Icing will keep in fridge.

 

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