Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

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)

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 slowly beat or stir in the flour and cornstarch until mixture holds together. blend in the very finely chopped peanuts.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 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.