Peanut Butter Cookies
Wanda Herd
Mom’s favorite Peanut butter cookie recipe. This is the one we grew up with. Many a holiday we enjoyed these peanut buttery treats, or sometimes just for a surprise snack.
ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
directions
- 1
Cream together peanut butter, brown and white sugar and shortening. Add egg and mix.
- 2
Sift together baking soda and flour and add to above ingredients and mix until blended.
- 3
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Press down with fork in criss cross pattern making 2 inch circles.
- 4
Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown on edges.
- 5
Let cool before removing from cookie sheet.
notes
From the kitchen of Lorraine Bourque
Source: Lorraine Bourque
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