Crunchy Salted Peanut Cookies

• 1/3 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Soft Butter
• 1/3 cups Sugar
• 1/3 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Salted Peanuts, Roughly Chopped
• 1/3 cups Quick Cooking Oats
• 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 2 ounces, weight Dark Or Milk Chocolate
• 1 teaspoon Butter

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the chopped peanuts and mix well. Add oats and baking powder, mix and then mix in the flour.
3. Work dough together into a log and cut it into 24 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Place them on the prepared baking sheet with a little space between. Press down on each cookie lightly with your finger.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden. Then remove the pan from the oven and let cookies cool on a wire rack.
5. Put the chocolate and butter into a microwave safe bowl and heat it for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between, and stopping once smooth. Use a teaspoon and sprinkle chocolate over the cooled cookies in a pattern.
6. Keep in a cookie jar in the refrigerator. Take out about 10 minutes before serving.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/crunchy-salted-peanut-cookies/ (may not work)