Cooking Easy Recipes

Treats: Peanutty Peanut Butter Shortbread Squ

Servings:
24 Squares
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  • 3/4 c Unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 c Crunchy peanut butter
  • 3/4 c Icing sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 ts Vanilla
  • 2 c Cake & Pastry flour, sifted
  • 1/2 ts Baking powder
  • pn Salt
  • 1/2 c Salted peanuts, coarse chop
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 9-inch 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"

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