Gramas Peanut Butter Cookies

375 ˚   7-8 minutes   Yields 3 dozen

 

  • 1-3/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tbls. vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup Jif peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup Crisco shortening
  • 3 tbls. milk
  • 1-1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

 

Mix flour, salt and baking soda and set aside. Combine peanut butter and  crisco and mix (do not beat) add brown sugar vanilla, egg and milk and mix well. Add flour mixture till blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375˚ for 7 to 8 minutes. Let set for 1/2 minute on sheet and remove to cooling rack. VARATIONS: Add 1 cup chocolate chips or any variation to equal 1 cup and bake for 6-7 minutes.