3/4 cup Jif creamy peanut butter

1-1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 egg

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

 

Heat oven to 375 deg.  Place sheets of  foil on countertop for cooling cookies.  Combine shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.  Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.  Add egg.  Beat just until blended.  Combine flour, salt and baking soda.  Add to creamed mixture at low speed.  Mix just until blended.

 

Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.  Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with tines of fork.  Bake at 375 deg. for 7 to 8 minutes, or until set, and just beginning to brown.  Do not overbake.  Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.  Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

 

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.