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Shortbread: Peanut Butter Shortbread

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

Cookie:
1 1/4 c Firmly-packed brown sugar
3/4 c Creamy peanut butter
1/2 c Golden crisco shortening
3 tb Milk
1 tb Vanilla
1 Egg
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Salt
3/4 ts Baking soda

Decorations:
1 c Icing sugar
2 tb Water
1 c Creamy peanut butter
1/4 c White chocolate chips


Recipe

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling shortbreads. Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Press 1/2 of dough into 8-inch round baking pan or shortbread pan. Bake one pan at a time at 375ºF for 15 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cool 5 minutes in baking pan. Turn onto foil on countertop to cool completely.

For icing, combine icing sugar, water and peanut butter. Stir until well blended and creamy. Spread shortbread with icing. Place white chocolate in small resealable plastic bag. Microwave 30 seconds at 100% (HIGH) power. Knead bag. Repeat if necessary. Cut corner off bag. Drizzle chocolate over iced shortbread. Makes: 2 Shortbreads