Crisco's Irresistable Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe is from Crisco. We grew up on these cookies. Wanted to post for safe keeping.

• Ready In: 44 mins
• Serves: 18
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3  tablespoons milk
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1  large egg
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. HEAT oven to 375°F Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
2. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.
3. BAKE one baking sheet at a time 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.