Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
Serves: 12
Yields: 4 dozens
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2⁄3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2⁄3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 3⁄4 cup peanuts, very finely chopped (use roasted or honey-roasted peanuts for better flavor)
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°F Combine the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat with electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in vanilla.
- Slowly beat or stir in the flour and cornstarch until mixture holds together. Blend in the very finely chopped peanuts.
- Roll out on a lightly floured board to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters and place on an ungreased baking sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Or, shape the dough into small balls and place on a cookie sheet, dip the flat bottom of a glass in granulated sugar, and flatten gently to about 1/4 inch thickness.
- Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until cookies are set and bottoms just begin to brown. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
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