Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. Crisco all vegetable shortening
  • 3/4 c. Jif creamy peanut butter
  • 1 1/4 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda

Method

  • Heat oven to 375°.
  • Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
  • Combine shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
  • Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
  • Add egg.
  • Beat just until blended. Combine flour, salt and baking soda.
  • Add to creamed mixture at low speed.
  • Mix just until blended.
  • Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
  • Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.