Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

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