The best peanut butter cookie recipe ever!

Just made them! YUMMY! Next time I'm gonna add chocolate chips :)

Irresistible Peanut Butter Cookies

3 dozen cookies



3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt


1.HEAT oven to 375°F. Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.

2.COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2-inches apart onto greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern with tines of fork.

3.BAKE one baking sheet at a time 7 to 8 minutes, or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to cooling racks to cool completely.

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LoViNmYbAbIeSs

Asked by LoViNmYbAbIeSs at 9:53 PM on Jul. 17, 2012 in Food & Drink

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  • Sounds so good!
    My DF would love these.
    Mme.Langley

    Answer by Mme.Langley at 9:54 PM on Jul. 17, 2012

  • I will try these. I am a peanut butter snob though, it will be Peter Pan peanut butter.
    LeJane

    Answer by LeJane at 11:18 PM on Jul. 17, 2012

  • is that what's in cookies? sticks of crisco?

    Are cookies really that bad for you?
    staciandababy

    Answer by staciandababy at 2:32 AM on Jul. 18, 2012

  • Staci...no its not what's in the cookies! I just typed it there to make them look bad for you. (note the sarcasm) Yes cookies are usually bad for you.
    LoViNmYbAbIeSs

    Comment by LoViNmYbAbIeSs (original poster) at 11:20 AM on Jul. 18, 2012

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