Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
This Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookie recipe is what you have been looking for!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheets with parchment paper
- Cream together the peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla; mixing well
- Add the egg and beat in until just blended
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking soda
- Slowly add the cream mixture until just blended
- Roll into 1″ balls, slightly flatten with your hand then criss-cross with a fork (dip fork in flour to prevent sticking)
- Bake for 8 minutes then cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely
- Cookie will firm up a bit when they cool – do not overbake
