Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

from amandascookin.com

Who doesn't love a fresh batch of homemade soft and chewy peanut butter cookies? Well if you're someone who does, we've got the perfect recipe for you!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening (or butter flavored shortening)
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  2. 2

    Combine shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.

  3. 3

    Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.

  4. 4

    Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls (using a cookie scoop works great) 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.

  5. 5

    Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to racks to cool completely.