Peanut-butter-chocolate Shortbread

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Cakes, Chocolate	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Margarine or butter
1 1/2	t	Vanilla
2/3	c	Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4	t	Salt
1	c	Creamy peanut butter
1/2	c	Semisweet chocolate pieces
16		Unsalted peanuts, whole
1 1/2	c	Sifted powdered sugar
2	c	All-purpose flour
2	T	Cornstarch
1	c	Unsalted peanuts, chopped
1	c	Sifted powdered sugar
16		Milk chocolate kisses
1 1/2	c	ps powdered sugar and vanilla. Add flour, cocoa powder

INSTRUCTIONS

From: "0000000ccccccc" <wlockman@ra1.randomc.com>  Date: Tue, 21 May
1996 22:31:40 +0000  In a large mixer bowl beat margarine or butter
till softened; beat in  cornstarch, and salt; beat till smooth.  Stir
in chopped peanuts.  Reserve 1 1/3 cups of cocoa mixture.  Spread
remaining cocoa mixture  in the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased
10-inch tart pan with  a removeable bottom, or in the bottom and 1-inch
up the sides of a  10-inch springform pan. In a bowl stir together
peanut butter and 1  cup powdered sugar; stir in chocolate pieces.
Carefully spread peanut  butter mixture over crust. Spoon the remaining
cocoa mixture over  peanut butter mixture; carefully spread to cover.
Using tines of a  fork, score shortbread into 16 wedges. Bake in 325
degree oven about  50 minutes or till surface looks slightle dry. Cool
slightly. While  warm, place a chocolate kiss on each wedge. When kiss
softens (about  10 minutes), top with a peanut. Score wedges again.
Cool completely.  Remove sides of pan; cut into wedges.  Posted to
Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #93

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 519 Calories From Fat: 280 Total Fat: 32.5g Cholesterol: 2.6mg Sodium: 230.7mg Potassium: 262.1mg Carbohydrates: 54.4g Fiber: 3.6g Sugar: 32.2g Protein: 8.7g

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