Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix in the order given. Spoon onto cookie sheet and gently press into cookie shape. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden. NOTE: You can add choclate chips to half the recipe for an awesome taste.

ICE BOX PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add peanut butter mixing well. Add vanilla and eggs: beat well. Sift flour, soda and salt together. Stir into mixture. Shape dough into rectangular roll, wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper, chill until firm (or freeze), slice and bake in preheated 350 degrees oven for 8-10 minutes, ungreased cookie sheet: Until lightly golden brown.
• 2. This dough freezes well, may be sliced and baked frozen - may require slightly more baking time. (Keep frozen rolls of this dough on hand for fresh baked peanut butter cookies when wanted.)
• 3. Can be made large (rounded tablespoons of stiff chilled dough) do not grease the pan. Do the classic criss-cross with a fork that has been dipped in sugar. Bake them for only 8 minutes and they come out well and make 4 dozen cookies.
• 4. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets before removing to a wire rack. Over baked they become sandy dry crisps. Cooked to perfection they have a slight chewiness melt in your mouth treat.

PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• Slowly beat or stir in the flour and cornstarch until mixture holds together. Blend in the very finely chopped peanuts.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F.
• Combine the butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in vanilla. Slowly beat or stir in the flour and cornstarch until mixture holds together. Blend in the very finely chopped peanuts.
• Chill for about 30 minutes.
• Roll out on a lightly floured board to about 1/4-inch thickness, cut with cookie cutters, and place on an ungreased baking sheet or baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. Or shape the dough into small balls, place on a cookie sheet, dip the flat bottom of a glass in granulated sugar and flatten gently to about 1/4-inch thickness.
• Bake for 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.
• If desired, melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 2 teaspoons of shortening and drizzle over the cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY THUMBPRINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C); line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; add the vanilla and continue to beat. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on prepared baking sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger; fill the holes with grape jam.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 14 minutes; allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
• Put the peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl, and cook in a microwave oven until soft for 10 - 30 seconds, checking every 10 seconds. Be careful not to overheat the peanut butter; do not let it bubble. Stir the vegetable oil through the heated peanut butter; drizzle over the warm cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• beat butter and peanut butter at medium speed with mixer till creamy -- gradually add sugar, beating well.stir in vanilla.
• combine flour and salt, gradually add to butter mixture -- beating at low speed till blended.
• roll dough to 1/2" thickness on lightly floured surface.cut with desired cutter.and place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake at 275* for 45 minutes -- .