Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 3/4 c creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 stick (1/2 c) Crisco baking stick butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/4 c firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 T milk
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 all purpose flour
• 3/4 t baking soda
• 3/4 t salt

Details

Servings 36

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at med speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of a fork. Bake one baking sheet at a time for 7-8 mins, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 mins on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cook completely.