Peanut Butter Cut Outs

½ cup margarine
1 cup Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
¾ tsp. vanilla
1-1/3 cups flour
¾ tsp. baking soda
½ cup finely chopped pecans

Chocolate Chip Glaze:
1 cup Hershey’s Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1 tbsp. shortening

In medium saucepan, combine margarine and peanut butter chips; cook over low hat, stirring constantly, until melted. Pour into large bowl; add brown sugar, egg and vanilla, beating until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and pecans; blend well. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until firm enough to roll.

Roll out dough, a small portion at a time, on lightly floured board or between 2 pieces of wax paper to ¼” thickness. (Keep remaining dough in refrigerator.) With cookie cutters, cut into desired shapes; place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350° for 7 to 8 minutes or until almost set(do not overbake) Cool
1minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

To prepare the Chocolate Chip Glaze: In small microwave-safe bowl, place
chocolate chips and shortening. Micro at HIGH for 1 minute, stir. If
necessary, micro at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred.

Spread or drizzle a thin coating of Glaze onto each cookie; allow to set.

Makes about 3 dozen