Peanut Shortbread

• ½ pound unsalted butter at room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 cup

In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.

Blend in the flour.

Stir in the peanuts.

On a lighty dusted board, roll out the dough about ½-inch thick.

Cut the dough into 1½-by-2-inch rectangles.

Transfer the cookies to baking sheets.

Score the tops of the cookies in grid fashion with the edge of a paring knife.

Place the baking s