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my mother's nearly famous peanut butter cookies

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Scott Anderson
Shepherdstown, WV

Family events were not the same without the smell of fresh baked PB cookies and a plateful of these delicious goodies on end tables scattered throughout the house.

(3 ratings)
yield 3 dz
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For my mother's nearly famous peanut butter cookies

  • 3/4 c
    natural peanut butter
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/4 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 3 Tbsp
    milk
  • 1 Tbsp
    natural vanilla
  • 1 lg
    egg
  • 1 3/4 c
    ap flour
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 tsp
    baking soda

How To Make my mother's nearly famous peanut butter cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • 2
    Combine PB, egg, shortening, brown sugar, milk & vanilla in a mixing bowl. Beat @ medium speed until well blended.
  • 3
    Combine flour, salt & baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture at low speed.
  • 4
    Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a coated cookie baking sheet.
  • 5
    Flatten slightly in cross-cross pattern with the tines of a fork dipped into sugar.
  • 6
    Bake for 7-8 minutes or until set and lightly browned.

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