Peanut Butter Cookies

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 c shortening
1 1/4 c firmly packed light brown sugar
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 375 F.
Combine peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat at medium spped of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended. Combine flour, salt and baking soda, and add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Flatten slightly in criss-cross pattern with times of a fork. Bake at 375 F for 7-8 minutes or until set and just beginning to brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.

Makes 3 dz cookies.