Alright. I'll admit it. These cookies were an accident. I was making a batch of Mom's Peanut Butter Cookies to send to the College Girl, and I forgot to add the egg. I didn't realize it until they were out of the oven and looked a little different... but, surprise, surprise, they very much remind me of shortbread cookies- quite light and sugary, and altogether a nice peanut buttery take on an old Christmas favourite!
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
Cream together margarine, peanut butter and both sugars. (with the Kitchen Aid mixer, I measured in all the dry ingredients, including flour, then used the same measuring cup to measure the peanut butter... it saved washing a couple of measuring cups!) Add flour. Form into round balls. Place balls on greased cookie sheet and lightly flatten with a fork. Bake at 350*F for about 10 minutes.
Made about 18 cookies.
I made these today and OH MY GOSH they were so good. My hubby and I ate them all up. I added chocolate chips to half the batch and that too was awesome. thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteToo bad these arent "shortbread" cookies. These are just plain old peanut butter cookies. Removing an egg, does not make them shortbread.
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