PEANUT BUTTER SHORTBREAD COOKIES

The men in my life all love peanut butter cookies. I usually make 3-INGREDIENT NUTTER BUTTER COOKIES but wanted to try something a bit different. I decided on "Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures" shortbread version with chocolate peanut butter icing. They were enjoyed by all!

Here is the “Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures” link for the Shortbread Cookies.

You can read this brief article entitled "Aflatoxins in Nuts: Danger or Hype?" to understand more about the risk of aflatoxin exposure from peanut butter.

What I did for the shortbread cookies:

-Reduced the cornstarch to 1 TBSP since I wanted the cookies a bit chewy

-The dough was thick so after initial stirring I mixed it using my hand

-Used the palm of my hand to flatten the cookie dough balls and then my fingers to repair the edges where there were small cracks

-Each cookie weighed 25 grams before baking and I made 16 cookies.

-Used 2 separate cookie sheets. The cookies did not spread much.

-Made 1/2 batch of the icing