Malawian Peanut Balls

This recipe comes from Malawi, a country in Africa.  It is said that the Malawian people are very friendly and warm.  These awesome little balls are normally cooked in a pan over an open fire, but this recipe has been adapted and you can use your oven to simply bake them.  I really like them because the taste is amazing and they're just perfect for a little treat to satisfy that sweet tooth.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

-3/4 cup cocktail peanuts

-1/2 cup margarine

-2 Tbs sugar

-1/2 tsp vanilla extract

-1 cup flour

-1 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F.  Line one cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Place the peanuts into your food processor and pulse until finely chopped, like this: 

 In your mixer bowl, cream the margarine with the sugar.  Add the chopped peanuts, vanilla and flour.  Mix until well combined.  The dough will look crumbly, but that's okay.  This is how it should look:

Using your fingers, form 1 inch balls and place them on the prepared sheet.  Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes.

Let cool for 5 minutes, then roll through the powdered sugar.  Keep the leftover sugar.

Let the peanut balls cool completely, then roll them again through the powdered sugar.  Enjoy!