Ice Box Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
By
Linda McCormick
@jklmno
3
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These are a great alternative to having store bought slice and bake cookies in your fridge without the preservatives and big price tag. These only cost a few dollars to make!! They are not your typical peanut butter cookie. They cook to be thin, crisp and oh so yummy!!
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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1 cbutter
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1 1/2 cgranulated sugar
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1 1/2 cpeanut butter - recommend creamy as it slices smoothly
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1 tspvanilla
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2eggs
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1 1/2 csifted flour
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking soda
How to Make Ice Box Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
- 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.
- 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.