KITCHENAID ACCOLADE 400 - Manuel (Page 43)

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Peanut Butter Cookies
1 ⁄
2
cup (120 ml) peanut
butter
1 ⁄
2
cup (120 ml) butter
or margarine,
softened
1 ⁄
2
cup (120 ml)
granulated sugar
1 ⁄
2
cup (120 ml) brown
sugar
1 egg
1 ⁄
2
teaspoon (2 ml)
vanilla
1 ⁄
2
teaspoon (2 ml)
baking soda
1 ⁄
4
teaspoon (1 ml) salt
1 1 ⁄
4
cups (295 ml)
all-purpose flour
Place peanut butter and butter in mixer bowl. Attach
bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 6 and
beat about 1 minute, or until mixture is smooth.
Stop and scrape bowl. Add sugars, egg, and vanilla.
Turn to Speed 4 and beat about 1 minute. Stop and
scrape bowl.
Turn to STIR Speed. Gradually add all remaining
ingredients to sugar mixture and mix about 30
seconds. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds.
Roll dough into 1-inch (2.5-cm) balls. Place about
2 inches (5-cm) apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Press flat with fork in a criss-cross pattern to
1 ⁄
4
-inch
(625 cm) thickness.
Bake at 375°F (191°C) for 10 to 12 minutes, or until
golden brown. Remove from baking sheets
immediately and cool on wire racks.
Yield: 36 servings (1 cookie per serving).
Per serving: About 83 cal, 2 g pro, 10 g carb,
4 g fat, 6 mg chol, 81 mg sod.
Nutty Shortbread Bars
1 cup (235 ml) butter
or margarine,
softened
1 cup (235 ml) firmly
packed brown sugar
2 cups (475 ml)
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon (5 ml)
baking powder
1 ⁄
2
teaspoon (2 ml) salt
2 egg whites
1 cup (235 ml)
chopped walnuts or
pecans
Place butter and brown sugar in mixer bowl. Attach
bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and
mix about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Add
flour, baking powder, and salt. Turn to Speed 2 and
mix about 1
1 ⁄
2
minutes, or until soft dough forms.
Press dough into greased 15 1 ⁄
2
x10 1 ⁄
2
x1-inch
(40x25x2-cm) baking pan. Beat egg whites with
fork until slightly foamy. Brush dough with egg
whites, using only as much as needed to cover
lightly. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
Bake at 375°F (191°C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Cut into
bars while warm. Cool on wire rack.
Yield: 30 servings (1 bar per serving).
Per serving: About 139 cal, 2 g pro, 14 g carb,
8 g fat, 17 mg chol, 114 mg sod.