The PB Cookies - Ever!

My sister gave me this recipe while I was away at college a few years ago. I swear, I made them at least once a week. These have shortening, and usually I never cook with shortening but I've made them with lard and they just aren't the same. So shortening it is.

Kell's Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup Crisco shortening
• 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 Tbsp milk
• 1 Tbsp vanilla (that is not a misprint - it says Tablespoon)

Mix above ingredients together very well with an electric mixer.

• 1 egg

Add egg and mix until just blended

• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda

Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix at low speed until just blended.

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Drop heaping teaspoonful 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Flatten slightly with a sugared fork.
4. Bake 7-8 minutes or until just browned (don't over cook!)
5. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool the rest of the way.

Makes about 3 dozen.