Peanut Butter Shortbread

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.8 cup butter softened
• 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 2.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• cookie cutter

Directions

1. Beat butter and peanut butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Stir in vanilla.
2. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
3. Roll dough to 1/2" thickness on a lightly floured surface.
4. Cut with a 2 1/2" round cutter or Christmas cookie cutter.
5. Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets.
6. Bake at 275 for 45 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets.
7. Remove to wire racks to cool.
8. Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Shortbread: Stir 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate mini-morsels into the dough before rolling, cutting, and baking.