Peanut Butter Cookies

I absolutely love this Peanut Butter Cookie recipe! It came from my Mother's collection and I've been making these delicious cookies since I was a young girl. They have wonderful, crisp edges and centers that can be soft and chewy or firmer, depending on how long you bake them. My daughter has been baking them now since she was a younger and she made these the other day, and took some pictures! I'm rubbing off on her! Here's the recipe for you to try;

Peanut Butter Cookies (from my Mother)

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup unsifted flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, sugars and peanut butter; stir in egg. Sift flour and baking soda together and mix into peanut butter mixture. Roll 1 tsp. dough into a ball and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with the rest of dough. Press each cookie flat with a fork in a crisscross pattern. Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. This dough spreads out so don't crowd the dough on the cookie sheet. This is a smaller recipe so sometimes we double it, if we are wanting to share with friends or neighbors. These cookies are very additive so enjoy!

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