Had some peanut butter and random ingredients lying around in the pantry, so I tried to devise a recipe that would use all of them 😛 Ended up with some Peanut Butter & Chocolate Shortbread! It’s basically a buttery shortbread base, with peanut butter & chocolate smeared on top. Incredibly, incredibly easy to make and uses only a few ingredients, most of which you’ll probably find in a pantry.
They’re delicious – the shortbread is buttery and slightly salty, a beautiful contrast against the creamy chocolate & peanut butter mixture. Plus the crunch of the peanuts is divine against the crumbly shortbread, mmmmmm! Brought ’em to work to share around, but seriously underestimated and so only fed about 1/4 of the office, so felt a bit guilty when I get moaned at! They’re really rich, buttery, sweet and lethal.. so just one small piece after dinner is perfect. Mmmhmmm!
Mixing the shortbread dough
After 15 mins in the oven, the shortbread’s done!
Spreading on the peanut butter & chocolate mixture
Fresh out of the oven
Close-up in different lighting
Peanut Butter & Chocolate Shortbread
2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp salt
1 cup crunch peanut butter
2 cups chocolate chips
1) Sift flour and sugar into a mixing bowl
2) Cut butter into small cubes then use hands to mix it and salt and vanilla essence into flour/sugar mixture
3) Flatten this onto a sheet of baking paper and bake at 180c for 15 mins until golden. Cool.
4) Heat chocolate and peanut butter in a saucepan until melted
5) Spread onto cooled shortbread and leave to cool at room temperature
hi beverly :o) thanks for the recipe, i made them yesterday and they came out soo gooood! except you’re absolutely right, ONE square is just enough. very very peanut buttery and chocolatey. i think next time i’ll change the frosting to a more lighter version. maybe add chocolate and peanut butter to whipped cream or a light frosting or something. THAT way you can eat more. muahahahaa
Wheeee! But yeah, perhaps next time use half the choc/pb so there’s less of it? I like lots of it though, I’m addicted to the stuff.. hehe
oh my!!! i’m so bookmarking this!
*slurpzzzz*
Hope you like it when you make it!
hi beverly :o) thanks for the recipe, i made them yesterday and they came out soo gooood! except you’re absolutely right, ONE square is just enough. very very peanut buttery and chocolatey. i think next time i’ll change the frosting to a more lighter version. maybe add chocolate and peanut butter to whipped cream or a light frosting or something. THAT way you can eat more. muahahahaa
Wheeee! But yeah, perhaps next time use half the choc/pb so there’s less of it? I like lots of it though, I’m addicted to the stuff.. hehe
ohhh yummmm!!! they look delish!!!
They make suuuuuch a nice sweet treat in the late afternoon, hehe!
oh my!!! i’m so bookmarking this!
*slurpzzzz*
Hope you like it when you make it!
Oh, wow! That looks good! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Hope you get a chance to try it out toO! It’s real easy and fun to make 🙂
ohhh yummmm!!! they look delish!!!
They make suuuuuch a nice sweet treat in the late afternoon, hehe!
Do you do Clarence St door to door deliveries? And if not why not?
I’ve heard good things Bev, good things!
Hahhaha no, but if you guys wanna come over tomorrow after work you can try some, as I still have a batch in the fridge!
that looks so good, I might actually try it!
I’m not sure though what 1 stick of butter is? Do you know in cups or grams ?
So there ya go! 🙂
Thanks 🙂 I don’t know why I didn’t think about looking it up myself!
oh wow! thanks for sharing the recipe, I must try it soon!
Have fun with it! It’s sooo tasty
cool, this seems so easy
maybe i should try *giggles*
It uses minimal ingredients and basically takes around 20mins to make!
Oh, wow! That looks good! Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Hope you get a chance to try it out toO! It’s real easy and fun to make 🙂
Do you do Clarence St door to door deliveries? And if not why not?
I’ve heard good things Bev, good things!
Hahhaha no, but if you guys wanna come over tomorrow after work you can try some, as I still have a batch in the fridge!
okay. that looks absolutely divine! those chocolate and peanut butter mixture!!!
It’s a REALLY nice contrast between the two, and also with the buttery shortbread. Mmmm…
that looks so good, I might actually try it!
I’m not sure though what 1 stick of butter is? Do you know in cups or grams ?
So there ya go! 🙂
Thanks 🙂 I don’t know why I didn’t think about looking it up myself!
oh wow! thanks for sharing the recipe, I must try it soon!
Have fun with it! It’s sooo tasty
cool, this seems so easy
maybe i should try *giggles*
It uses minimal ingredients and basically takes around 20mins to make!
Anything with peanut butter and chocolate mixed together is heaven!!
It’s one of my fave combos too 🙂 This one was so creamy and lovely!
Oh man that looks good! Too bad I can’t eat any of that stuff.
Technically neither should I.. but I don’t have any self control!!
ackkk thats making me feel sooooo greeeeeedy!! & I just had dinner….
But its’ the best dessert after dinner… *wiggles eyebrows*
Oh! looks gorgi. I love peanut butter cum choc mix. I would like to try this for sure!
Btw, could you share what is ‘1 stick’ butter? How much butter is that?
Me too! It’s very American but I love it 🙂
It’s basically the butter that’s wrapped up in the store, a bar of it.. I think it’s 250g?
oooo, I checked it out:
officially…
1 stick butter = 8 tablespoons = 4 ounces = 1/4 pounds = 115g :))
Holy CRAP! They look so good. Must. Make.
They’re real easy so it’s fun making them, minimal effort and washing up 😉
ooo yum – thanks for the recipe – might try it one day and bring it to work 🙂
It’s easy to make and goes down a treat at 3-4pm when the sugar slump hits.. hehe
look soooo very yummy!!! :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
But sooo sinful, whoops!
i dont have a oven~~~ boohooooooo!
Whaaaaat?! Oh nooo! How do you bake and roast??
i dont! =( only do the baking and roasting stuffs when i was in perth!
okay. that looks absolutely divine! those chocolate and peanut butter mixture!!!
It’s a REALLY nice contrast between the two, and also with the buttery shortbread. Mmmm…
Anything with peanut butter and chocolate mixed together is heaven!!
It’s one of my fave combos too 🙂 This one was so creamy and lovely!
Oh man that looks good! Too bad I can’t eat any of that stuff.
Technically neither should I.. but I don’t have any self control!!
ackkk thats making me feel sooooo greeeeeedy!! & I just had dinner….
But its’ the best dessert after dinner… *wiggles eyebrows*
Oh! looks gorgi. I love peanut butter cum choc mix. I would like to try this for sure!
Btw, could you share what is ‘1 stick’ butter? How much butter is that?
Me too! It’s very American but I love it 🙂
It’s basically the butter that’s wrapped up in the store, a bar of it.. I think it’s 250g?
oooo, I checked it out:
officially…
1 stick butter = 8 tablespoons = 4 ounces = 1/4 pounds = 115g :))
Holy CRAP! They look so good. Must. Make.
They’re real easy so it’s fun making them, minimal effort and washing up 😉
ooo yum – thanks for the recipe – might try it one day and bring it to work 🙂
It’s easy to make and goes down a treat at 3-4pm when the sugar slump hits.. hehe
look soooo very yummy!!! :)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
But sooo sinful, whoops!
i dont have a oven~~~ boohooooooo!
Whaaaaat?! Oh nooo! How do you bake and roast??
i dont! =( only do the baking and roasting stuffs when i was in perth!