Recipe - Peanutty Peanut Butter Shortbread Squares

Three fourths cup Unsalted butter softened
One half cup Crunchy peanut butter
Three fourths cup Icing sugar
1 Egg
One half teaspoon Vanilla
2 cup Cake & Pastry flour
Sifted
One half teaspoon Baking powder
pn Salt
One half cup Salted peanuts, coarse chop

From: beck4@nyc.pipeline.com (Eileen & Bob Holze)

Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:29:22 GMT

In bowl, beat together butter, peanut butter and sugar; beat in egg and
vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; with wooden spoon,
gradually stir into butter mixture.

Spread in lightly greased 9inch square cake pan; press peanuts into
surface of dough. Bake in 350F 180C oven for about 30 minutes o until firm
in centre and edges are golden brown. Let cool completely on rack. Cut into
squares.

[Squares can be stored in airtight container for up to 5 days.] 24 bars
for $3.04 CDN [Apr 95] Per bar: about 150 calories, 3 g protein, 10 g fat,
12 g carbohydrate Source: Canadian Living magazine, Apr 95 Presented in
article by Daphna Rabinovitch: "Bars & Squares: blissful Bites" [=PAM=]
PA_Meadows@msn.com

Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #94