Peanut Butter Cookies

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup shortening (half butter or margarine)            1 egg
1/2 cup peanut butter                                        1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar                                      1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)                             3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugars and egg thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Blend all dry ingredients: stir into shortening mixture. Chill dough. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough in 1 1/4 inch diameter balls. Place 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Flatten crisscross style with fork dipped in flour. Bake 10 to 12 minutes.

YIELD: About 3 dozen.

NOTE: If you use self-rising flour, omit baking powder, soda and salt. See snicker doodles recipe for info on dipping method.

My bride baked a humongous quantity of cookies over the years when our kids were growing up and this "kid" as well enjoyed this wonderful rich cookie. You might need to bake a double batch since they will disappear quickly.

Below pix of the peanut butter cookies Joyce aka my "bride" baked yesterday 03-09-09:

I was not present when she baked the above cookies and only got a couple pixs after the fact.

The little camera flash "bleached" out the color on the closer cookies. They tasted just as good today as they did 40 years ago.

Bill aka Mickey Porter 03-10-09.

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