Shortening Peanut Butter Cookies
Ran out of butter? Have extra peanut butter in the house? Make these lovely peanut butter cookies.
Calories per serving: 332kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Peanut Butter
- ½ cup Shortening
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 ¾ cups *Flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F/194C.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Put the brown sugar, shortening, peanut butter, milk and vanilla into the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until blended. Beat in egg.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl until blended. Gradually add to creamed mixture, beating just until blended. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a prepared cookie sheet. Flatten slightly in a crisscross pattern using tines of a fork.
- Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet. Remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you like crunchy or extra crunchy peanut butter, no worries. You don't have to use creamy peanut butter, use what you have.
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