Peanut Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. soft shortening
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. sifted all-purpose flour (measure after sifting)
1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Set oven for 375\u00b0 and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda and salt.
Sift again. Measure sugar with 1/2 cup dry measuring cup.
Place in mixing bowl.
Use same cup to measure brown sugar.
After brown sugar is placed in bowl, measure the shortening and peanut butter.
Break egg into a small bowl.
Mix shortening, peanut butter, sugars and egg until well mixed.
Add the dry ingredients that you have measured and stir in until no flour is showing.
Chill dough.
Roll into balls the size of a quarter.
Place the dough balls 3 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
Flatten the balls with a fork dipped in flour making a crisscross design by pressing the fork the other way.
Bake about 10 to 12 minutes in a 375\u00b0 oven until set but not brown.
Remove from sheet with a spatula and cool on a wire rack. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.