Recipe - Peanut Butter Puffs

One half cup Peanut butter
One half cup Powdered sugar; sifted
2 tablespoon Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla
7 Sheets phyllo dough
1/3 cup Butter; melted
One half cup Semisweet chocolate pieces;
melted
One fourth cup Pecans; chop

For cookie filling, stir together the peanut butter, powdered sugar, 2
tablespoons of butter and vanilla until well mixed. Set aside.

Brush 1 sheet of phyllo dough with some of the melted butter. (Keep
remaining sheets covered with a damp towel to prevent them from drying
out.) Cut phyllo sheet lengthwise into 4 long strips. Place a slightly
rounded teaspoon of the peanut butter filing about 1" from one end of one
of the strips. Starting at the same end with the filing, fold a corner of
the dough over the filling so it lines up with the other side of the strip,
forming a triangle. Continue folding like a flag in a triangular shape,
using the entire strip. Repeat with the remaining cut strips and sheets of
phyllo. Brush each triangle with melted butter and place on an ungreased
cookie sheet, seam side down. Bake in a 400 oven for 6 to 8 minutes or
until golden. Cool on wire racks.

Pipe or drizzle the tops of the triangles with melted chocolate (thin
chocolate with melted shortening, if necessary). Or, if desired, spread
cookies with chocolate and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Cool until
chocolate sets. Serve immediately or cover and chill for up to 2 days.
Makes 28.

You can freeze the UNFROSTED triangles to have on hand for last minute
holiday entertaining or gift giving. Decorate with chocolate and nuts just
before serving.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 12 October 96

Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 09:16:20 0400

From: Laura Hunter LHunter722@AOL.COM