• 500 g butter
• 500 g sugar
• 4 eggs
• 6 1/2 c flour
• 2 tsp salt
• 4 tsp baking powder
• ¾ c cocoa
• 1 ½ c roasted coarsely chopped  unsalted peanuts

Cream butter and sugar, add the eggs and beat well.  Transfer to a very large bowl and mix in the dry ingredients and lastly the peanuts.  Bake for about 20 mins at 190C.

Often I will divide the dough in half, add peanuts to one half as above.  Add ½ cup of desiccated coconut to the other half and then roll into balls and place a chocolate button on the top of each one to flatten before putting them in the oven (instant icing)