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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD WITH PEANUT BUTTER GLAZE



makes about 21 small cookies 
1 stick, (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temp
 
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 
 
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
scant 1/2 tsp sea salt
1 cup milk chocolate chips

·                     Cream the butter and the peanut butter together in a stand mixer, with a hand mixer, or a wooden spoon.  Beat in the vanilla.
·                     Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture.  Mix until the dough comes together. 
·                     Stir in the chips, and turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap layed out on a pastry mat.  Gently pull the dough together and form it into a log.  If it is still crumbly, work it with your hands until it holds together smoothly. Roll it up in the plastic wrap, smoothing the shape as you go.  Twist the ends securely and refrigerate for at least a couple of hours.
·                     Slice the log into slices with a sharp knife or a pastry cutter. Not too thick, not too thin, about 1/3 inch.  If a slice crumbles a bit, just smoosh the dough back together.  These don't have to be perfect disks.
·                     Bake on a parchment lined baking stone or baking sheet at 325 for about 12-14 minutes.  The cookies will not be browned, and they may look undone, but don't over bake. 
·                     Let the cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a rack.
·                     Cool completely, then glaze (see recipe below)

Just out of the oven


Peanut Butter Glaze (my recipe)
¾ cup powdered sugar
2 ½ Tablespoons milk
1/8 cup smooth peanut butter
Dash of sea salt

Mix all ingredients together until smooth.  Add a dash of salt.  Using a small teaspoon, top each cookie with the glaze and smooth all around the cookie.  If desired, shake a small amount of sea salt on top of each cookie. (the salt adds that yummy salty and sweet combination).  Let set for approximately one hour before serving.  Serve with milk. 

Glaze
Just after the cookies were glazed

Ready to Eat

Plate of Cookies




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