Peanut Butter Cookies

By litspec_

Ingredients

• /•1 1/4 cups flour, sift or stir before measuring
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •1 teaspoon baking powder
• •1/2 cup shortening
• •1/2 cup peanut butter
• •1/2 cup granulated sugar
• •1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• •1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• •1 egg

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation:
Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder; set aside. Cream shortening, peanut butter, and sugars; beat in vanilla and egg. Stir in flour mixture, blending well. Shape mixture into 3/4-inch balls; place on greased baking sheets. Flatten each cookie with the tines of a fork; dip fork in flour periodically to keep it from sticking to the peanut butter cookie dough.
Bake peanut butter cookies at 375° for about 10 to 12 minutes.