old fashioned peanut butter cookies

Name: Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup(s) creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) packed brown sugar; 1 - egg; 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; - bowl of sugar

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Victoria Fincher

Idyllwild, CA

Updated on Oct 21, 2011

My great-grandma's recipe. Perfectly sweet, perfectly peanutty, perfectly chewy. Still one of my favorite Christmas cookies. :)

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prep time 1 Hr 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield about 3 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 - egg
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
- bowl of sugar

How To Make old fashioned peanut butter cookies

Step 1

Mix shortening, peanut butter, suagr, brown sugar & egg thoroughly. Gradually blend in flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Step 2

Heat oven to 375. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, rolling in sugar before placing on lightly greased baking sheet. Place cookies 2 inches apart.
Step 3

Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are set, but not hard.
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