Peanut Butter Cookies

Author

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Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
Three Cups	Enriched All-Purpose Flour
Two Teaspoons	Baking Soda
One Cup	Shortening
One Cup	Granulated Sugar
One Cup	Brown Sugar
$\frac{1}{4}$ Teaspoon	Salt
Two	Eggs, Beaten
One Cup	Peanut Butter
One Teaspoon	Vanilla Extract

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift together three cups of enriched all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of baking soda, and $\frac{1}{4}$ teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream one cup of shortening.
4. Gradually add one cup of granulated sugar and one cup of brown sugar to the creamed shortening, beating well.
5. Beat in one cup of peanut butter.
6. Add two beaten eggs and one teaspoon of vanilla extract; mix well.
7. Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
8. Mix well. Form dough into balls (about 1-inch).
9. Place balls on an ungreased baking sheet. Optionally, press down with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
10. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
11. (Makes about 4 dozen cookies).

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Note

This version makes about 4 dozen cookies.

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Alternative Recipe

Measurements	Ingredients
One & $\frac{1}{2}$ Cups	All-Purpose Flour
Two Teaspoons	Baking Powder
$\frac{1}{2}$ Teaspoon	Salt
$\frac{1}{2}$ Cup	Shortening
$\frac{1}{2}$ Cup	Chunk Style Peanut Butter
$\frac{1}{2}$ Cup	Brown Sugar
$\frac{1}{2}$ Cup	White Granulated Sugar
One	Egg
One Teaspoon	Vanilla Extract

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. (Implied: Sift together one and a half cups of all-purpose flour, two teaspoons of baking powder, and $\frac{1}{2}$ teaspoon of salt).
3. (Implied: Cream $\frac{1}{2}$ cup of shortening with $\frac{1}{2}$ cup of brown sugar and $\frac{1}{2}$ cup of white sugar. Beat in $\frac{1}{2}$ cup of chunk style peanut butter, one egg, and one teaspoon of vanilla).
4. (Implied: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well).
5. Form dough into balls.
6. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Optionally, press down with a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
7. Bake at 375°F for 12-15 minutes.

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Note

This version makes about 7 dozen cookies.

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