Peanut Toffee Shortbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups honey roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped and divided
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed until creamy.
• 2 combine brown sugar and cornstarch and add gradually to butter, beating well.
• 3 gradually add flour and salt to butter mixture.
• 4 beat at low speed until just blended.
• 5 add vanilla and 1 cup peanuts.
• 6 beat at low speed until just blended.
• 7 turn dough out onto lightly greased baking sheet.
• 8 roll or pat dough into a 11x14 inch rectangle leaving at least 1 inch border on each side of the baking sheet.
• 9 bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 remove baking sheet to a wire rack.
• 11 sprinkle shortbread evenly with chocolate chips.
• 12 let stand 5 minutes.
• 13 gently spread melted chips over shortbread.
• 14 sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of peanuts.
• 15 cool completely.
• 16 cut or break shortbread into 2 or 3 inch peices.