No Butter Peanut Lover's Peanut Butter Cookies

Preheat oven to 375.

Crush peanuts into small bits with a rolling pin. Roast for 8 - 12 minutes, stirring a couple of times.

Use a fork to mix flour and soda together in a bowl.

In another bowl mix egg, sugar and liquid.

Mix in peanut butter with egg mixture.

Mix in peanut bits and chocolate chips (if you're using them) with egg mixture.

Mix flour and egg mixtures together.

Roll into small balls between your palms and flatten with a floured fork on a greased cookie sheet, or push a large chocolate wafer into the top of the ball, flattening the ball in the process.

Bake 12 on a cookie sheet at a time as far from the edges of the cookie sheet as possible.

Bake 9 1/2 minutes

Cool on wire rack.