BROWN SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD

Brown Sugar Peanut Butter Shortbread image

Provided by Sarah Belk

Time 50m

Yield Eight to ten servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup unbleached flour
1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup good-quality, cold, lightly salted, smooth peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a food processor, mix flour, sugars, cornstarch and salt. Add butter, peanut butter and vanilla and pulse 15 to 18 times, until dough just comes together when pressed. (Dough will be crumbly; do not overprocess.)
Pat dough into a nonstick or lightly buttered 9-inch round cake pan. Prick dough all over with a fork at 1-inch intervals.
Bake for 35 minutes, or until deep golden brown. Mixture will look bubbly. Place on a rack and cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Cut into 8 wedges while still warm. Cool to room temperature before serving. Serve with sweet-potato ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 207, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 63 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams