Peanut Cookies

Had my doubts these were going to turn out after reading the negative reviews So followed the recipe exactly and they are amazing. Definitely will be making them again

• Andrea

• Perth Western Australia

• 7/23/2023

Just like my mum used to make in Australia she followed the recipe off an old batter covered newspaper clipping. Few notes for those who can't get them to work: 1. You have to whip the eggs. The batter should be very light when you add the flour. It says that in the recipe by the way. 2. They come out almost like a cake and you need to give a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack they crisp up beautifully 3. 8tbsp of butter is half a cup and it must be softened and not melted. These cookies are about the correct batter texture or else the butter will melt. Do not chill the batter. I bet baking margarine would still work Anyway delicious and nostalgic for me!

• Anonymous

• Alberta canada

• 2/5/2023

Absolutely awful. Just melt down to a greasy flat thing. The ingredients list must be wrong. Definitely not enough flour. How this recipe has so many stars is beyond me. Waste of ingredients and fuel.

• Anonymous

• Uk

• 9/19/2022

You all lie about your ingredients quantities .. hahaha You can't fool me though . Go to hell

• Anonymous

• Arizona

• 8/5/2022

Hmmmm. I followed this recipe EXACTLY. They don’t look ANYTHING like the photo. They’re greasy, flat, and awful. Like someone else said in their review, the ratio of flour to butter seemed off. Someone must have made a mistake somewhere. These are awful. I’m very disappointed. Especially since I tripled the darn recipe.

• gaileenjw

• Weiser, ID

• 6/16/2021

Too much sugar

• bockle

• Williamstow, Victoria, Australia

• 8/16/2020

Disappointing. I followed this recipe exactly and it DOES NOT WORK! I should have realized that the ratios are all wrong. If you look at your other cookie recipes you will notice that the ratio of sugar to flour is about half as much sugar as flour. When these cookies are placed in the oven they don't bake, they melt. They become one flat thin cookie that covers the entire surface of the sheet. I don't understand how anyone could have given them any good reviews if they followed the recipe as printed. The end product is more like candy than a cookie. The photo looked so good, and with the reviews, I didn't use good judgement. I should have known that 1 cup sugar to 1 cup flour doesn't work! I knew it was not "normal' dough as I made it and it wasn't as stiff as most cooke dough is. It was a complete waste of time and ingredients. I feel bad throwing them away, but I don't want to eat them either.

• Saxeygirl40

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• 8/7/2020

I haven't tried them, so I can't rate them, but I can't submit a comment without a rating.. To CSKEMPF, you can't blame the recipe for the fact that chocolate chips don't drizzle, since it called for semi-sweet chocolate, which does drizzle, not chocolate chips.

• yanogator

• 8/19/2018

Unremarkable cookie. The chocolate glaze helps the flavor, but melted chocolate chips don't "drizzle" so I spread the chocolate over half of each cookie to make them look better.

• cskempf

• Drexel Hill, PA

• 9/9/2014

This is the 2nd time I made this recipe, today, courtesy of Hurricane Sandy. I think the following alterations improve this cookie. - 1/2 cup of roasted Hazelnuts (forgot to buy peanuts!) - 2 tbsp on Peanut butter - 1/2 cup + a smidge of brown sugar - 1/4 cup of white sugar.

• roseba

• 10/29/2012

This was very easy to make and delicious. I am not a big fan of things that are very sweet so I would cut down the sugar a bit. That said, if you are the average American sweet tooth, these are just fine.

• roseba

• 4/7/2012

These cookies were a very positive surprise. First, they were incredibly simple to make. I spent less than 10 minutes preparing the dough. The end result made the fast and simple prep work even more surprising. The combination of salted peanuts and the sweet cookie was divine. I did use the recommended chocolate, and the addition of the chocolate brought this from a 3 to 4 star recipe for me.

• empressa

• 4/25/2009

These cookies are great! I didn't get that many out of the recipe - maybe 20, so next time I will double it. I used big, salted gourmet Virginia peanuts - they tend to be less oily than cocktail-type peanuts. I kept them whole instead of chopping - the texture contrast was nice that way! I agree that these are also good without the chocolate glaze, though I did use 70% dark chocolate on them which was great - a pretty sophisticated taste combined with the salted peanuts. I didn't add the recommended peanut butter - I'm sure it's good that way, but I also think the cookies are nice as-is - with just the peanuts and chewy cookie dough around them. They did spread a bit - but having whole peanuts kept the texture interesting. I might add 1/4 C more peanuts next time, and I think semi-sweet chocolate chips would be a nice alternative to the glaze! Will definitely make these again, and definitely recommend them for a grown-up-ish peanut/chocolate cookie!

• Anonymous

• Richmond, VA

• 4/30/2008

These are yummy. The sweet/salty combination is awesome. I had trouble with the melted chocolate - it was to thick to drizzle. Maybe next time I'll try adding choc. chips.

• Anonymous

• New Jersey

• 10/30/2006

Very easy to make. Everyone loved them; and thought they were a gourmet treat rather than the simple recipe that they are. I will definitely make them again.

• djoycez

• Baltimore, MD

• 12/17/2005