Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

• Total Time: 23 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 cookies

• ½ cup shortening
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 ¼ cups brown sugar , firmly packed
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk, vanilla and egg in large bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well-blended.
3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda.
4. Add to creamed mixture at low speed.
5. Mix just until blended.
6. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with lines of fork.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown.
8. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet before removing to cooling rack.

Reviews

[spatchcock]

It's about time I rated these ,I suppose. I've had this recipe for over a year and I've probably made them six or seven times--they are really wonderful. I just happened to make them a couple of days ago, only to have BF's friends come over to watch the tour de france and eat them all!!! These are great--smaller cookies and really good flavor. The best ones I've made! (Note: I used margarine instead of shortening).

[Gay Gilmore]

Good, but I wished they were a bit more moist.

[honeychile]

We liked these super simple to make biscuits. I didn't have any shortening so I had to use butter but they still tasted great. I reduced the sugar down to 3/4c and added 1/2c of dark chocolate chips. Yum!