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?F. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press the mixture into an ungreased 8" 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

Joyce R. 1/99