PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREADS

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a bowl, combine all the ingredients with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press the mixture into an ungreased 8-inch round pan. With a fork, prick decorative wedges in the dough.

Bake for about 1 hour, or until very lightly browned. Cut into wedges while warm.

Makes 16 wedge-shaped cookies
Source: Peanut Advisory Board