Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies I - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Blend in peanut butter, salt, egg, vanilla and flour. Mix well.
Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Press your thumb into the center of each ball, creating a 1/2 inch depression.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes and cool on a rack. Fill the centers with a tart jelly/fruit preserve.