Peanut Butter Shortbread

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Title: Peanut Butter Shortbread
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

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

1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Place sheets of foil on
countertop for cooling shortbreads.
2. 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.
3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed
mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
4. Press 1/2 of dough into 8-inch (20 cm) round baking pan
or shortbread pan.
5. Bake one pan at a time at 375F (190C) 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.
6. 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

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