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Canadian shortbread cookies: the best recipe
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By Jean-Luc Moreau, the Technique desk · 21d ago · United States · 1 min ·

Canadian shortbread cookies: the best recipe

Ingredients · Servings 25 shortbread cookies
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 95g of soft butter
  • 135 g of cassonade
  • 1 teaspoon of liquid vanilla
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 150 g of flour
  • 50 g of chocolate
  • 1 pinch of baking soda
Method · 37 min
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 6).
  2. Using a wooden spoon, mix the egg yolk with the butter and brown sugar until you obtain a smooth mixture.
  3. Add the vanilla extract and peanut butter. Mix.
  4. Stir in the flour and baking soda. Mix.
  5. Form balls the size of a large walnut and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, taking care to space them out.
  6. Flatten them slightly with the back of a fork and bake for 12 minutes.
  7. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the shortbread cookies rest for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  • Rest:

Add the liquid vanilla and peanut butter. Mix.

Stir in the flour and baking soda. Mix well.

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