Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Cookies, Quick & Easy
Serves:	makes 24 med size cookies
Prep Time:	2 Hr 5 Min
Cook Time:	15 Min

Ingredients

1/2 c	butter, room temperature
1/3 c	peanut butter, creamy
1/2 Tbsp	pure vanilla
1 1/4 c	all purpose flour
1/4 c	confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp	sea salt
3/4 c	semi-sweet mini chocloate chips

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Diane Hopson Smith

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Pine Mountain, GA (pop. 1,304)

DeeDee2011

Member Since Aug 2011

Diane Hopson's Notes:

I wanted to do something special for the guys that work on our vehicles and I needed something fairly quick, easy and yummy!

This recipe was perfect, something they could munch on with their morning coffee.

This is the kind of cookie that melts in your mouth, it's not to sweet and it's easy to make!

I found this wonderful recipe on Great Island Blog. This lady knows her cookies!! I made a very minor change on this recipe. The recipe called for milk chocolate chips, I only had semi-sweet mini chocolate chips on hand.

Hope you enjoy!

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Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter together until well combined and creamy. Add vanilla, mix well.

Whisk together flour, confectioner's sugar and salt; add to peanut butter mixture; mix well. Add chocolate chip and stir until will combined. I used my hand to combine the chips. Dough is a little crumbly.

Roll into a log, about 10-inches long; wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until good and firm or longer if you don't want to bake right away.

Once firm, remove from refrigerator and slice (with sharp knife) about 1/3-inch slices. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in oven preheated to 325 degrees. NOTE: cookies my crumble some while slicing, simply press it back together with your fingers.

Once cookies have baked, remove from oven and allow 5 minutes cooling time on cookie sheet before transfered to rack to complete cooling.

NOTE: Made another batch and was short 1/4 cup of mini chips so I used 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts. Turned out really good!

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Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

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Dana R DRamsey

Jul 16, 2012

Wow these do look simple! Saving! I like making new cookies each Christmas. Not the same old same old.

CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Jul 16, 2012

SAVED...DeeDee these look wonderful. I want some now, coffee's ready!!!

gaynel mohler gaynel

Jul 16, 2012

I'm scootin Cin over so I can have one too !!! my son will love me, I mean YOU !! lol

Ann Elizabeth bananafan

Jul 16, 2012

Saved before I even read it. PB, chocolate and shortbread. What could be better?

CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Jul 16, 2012

Don't be scootin me too far over, there are enough in that jar for the both of us.

CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Jul 16, 2012

I just made a fresh pot of coffee, Ann come join us.

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Jul 16, 2012

Thank you sweet friends! These did turn out very nice. We jarred them up for our mechanic friends that have been working on one of the our trucks that has been a bugger to fix. We did manage to eat a couple before we packaged them up and we were pleased. Sure hope you enjoy!!

Marie Everson barneyblu

Jul 16, 2012

There are two different measurements for the PB. Which one is correct or do I just use both to cream w/the butter?

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Jul 16, 2012

Marie, it's 1/2 cup butter and 1/3 cup peanut butter that you cream together. Then you add the dry mixture to the peanut butter mixture. Peanut butter mixture is the peanut butter and butter that was creamed together. I'm only seeing one measurement for peanut butter. Please let me know if you still see 2 measurements for peanut butter and I'll contact JAP.